ISO/TS 15066: Designing a Cobot Application to Force Limits
- Date
- 2027-05-19
- Location
- Online
- Host
- ISO 10218 (Functional Safety)
About this event
If you’re building or evaluating a collaborative robot application, force limits are not a side note; they shape the entire design. This virtual session focuses on ISO/TS 15066 and what it takes to design a cobot application to force limits in a way that is practical, technically grounded, and useful to real-world robotics teams. About the Event ISO/TS 15066 is one of the key reference points for collaborative robot safety, especially when people and robots are expected to share space. But reading the standard and applying it to an actual application are very different things. This event is built for people who want to better understand how force limits influence cobot design decisions from the start, not just at the end of a project. Rather than treating compliance as a box-checking exercise, the session centers on design thinking: how you approach a cobot application when force and contact limits are part of the engineering problem. That makes this especially relevant for teams working on new deployments, refining existing cells, or trying to avoid expensive redesigns later. As an online event, the format is well suited to both specialists and busy professionals who want focused learning without travel. You can join from wherever you work, hear the discussion in real time, and stay connected to a broader robotics community that is asking the same practical questions. What to Expect Expect a focused conversation around the relationship between ISO/TS 15066 and application design. The session will likely be most valuable if you come ready to think in terms of real systems: tooling, motion, contact scenarios, risk considerations, and how design choices affect whether a collaborative approach is appropriate. Topics attendees can expect to engage with include: What ISO/TS 15066 is intended to help teams evaluate in collaborative robot applications How force limits shape design assumptions, operating modes, and interaction strategies The difference between designing around collaborative intent and simply adding a robot to a workspace with people nearby Common areas where teams underestimate the implications of contact forces, end effectors, or process conditions How early design decisions can reduce downstream safety and integration challenges Because this is a community-oriented robotics event, there is also value beyond the core technical topic. You’ll be in a room with others working through similar implementation questions across industrial robotics and cobot use cases. That creates a useful setting for comparing perspectives, sharpening your own thinking, and identifying the questions you should be asking on your next project. If you are new to this subject, the session can help you build a clearer mental model of how force-limit considerations fit into collaborative application design. If you already work with cobots, it offers a chance to revisit assumptions and align your approach more closely with recognized guidance. Why Attend The biggest reason to attend is simple: collaborative robot safety decisions become much harder when they are delayed. Understanding force limits earlier helps you design more realistically, choose better application strategies, and avoid building around assumptions that will not hold up under review. This event is especially useful if you want to move from vague familiarity with ISO/TS 15066 to practical understanding. Many people know the document matters; fewer feel confident translating that into day-to-day design choices. This session helps close that gap by focusing on application design, not just terminology. You should leave with value in several forms: A stronger grasp of how force limits affect cobot feasibility and application scope Better questions to ask during concept development, integration planning, or design review More confidence discussing collaborative safety considerations with engineers, integrators, or stakeholders A clearer sense of where standards guidance intersects with real operating conditions Exposure to a robotics community focused on practical implementation, not just theory For teams evaluating whether a task truly belongs in a collaborative setup, this topic is particularly important. Not every automation problem is a good cobot problem, and force-limit thinking helps clarify that sooner. Practical Details This is an online / virtual event taking place on Wednesday, May 19 at 10:00 AM PDT. The virtual format makes it accessible whether you are joining from a plant, office, lab, or home workspace. Because the topic is technical, it helps to arrive with your own use cases in mind. Think about the applications you are designing, reviewing, or troubleshooting: where people interact with the robot, what tools are involved, what kinds of contact could occur, and what assumptions your team is already making about safe collaboration. A few ways to get more from the session: Join on time so you can follow the discussion from the beginning Keep notes on design questions that relate directly to your applications Listen for decision-making frameworks, not just isolated facts Use the event as a chance to connect standards guidance to the realities of industrial robotics work If cobot safety has ever felt abstract, overly legalistic, or disconnected from engineering practice, this event offers a more useful angle. It is about designing better applications with a clearer understanding of force limits, and doing that work in conversation with others in the robotics community.
Who should attend
This will be a strong fit if you work close to cobot application design, safety decisions, or deployment planning and want a more practical understanding of ISO/TS 15066. - You’re a **robotics engineer or application engineer** designing collaborative systems and want to understand how force limits affect feasibility, layout, tooling, and motion choices. - You’re an **integrator or technical project lead** who needs to make better decisions earlier in the build process and avoid late-stage safety redesigns. - You work in **industrial automation, manufacturing engineering, or process engineering** and need to evaluate whether a task is truly suited to a cobot application. - You’re responsible for **risk assessment, safety review, or compliance-related discussions** and want clearer context for how ISO/TS 15066 connects to real application design. - You’re a **product manager, technical founder, or operations leader** involved in robotics adoption and want to ask sharper questions before committing to a collaborative approach. - You’re part of the **broader robotics community** and want to deepen your understanding of one of the most important practical topics in cobot deployment.