ISO/TS 15066: Designing a Cobot Application to Force Limits
- Date
- 2028-08-19
- Location
- Online
- Host
- ISO 10218 (Functional Safety)
About this event
Designing a collaborative robot application that truly meets force limits is one of the most practical and misunderstood challenges in modern robotics. This virtual session focuses on ISO/TS 15066 through the lens that matters most in the real world: how to design a cobot application that aligns with force-limit requirements, not just in theory, but in implementation. If you work with industrial robotics, safety, integration, or product development, this event is built to help you think more clearly about what the standard means, where teams get stuck, and how to approach safer application design with more confidence. About the Event This is an online community event centered on a highly relevant topic in collaborative robotics: designing to force limits under ISO/TS 15066. Rather than treating the standard as a dense document to decode in isolation, the session is framed around application design decisions and the practical considerations that come with them. The event is especially useful because force limits are rarely just a compliance checkbox. They affect robot selection, tooling choices, speed settings, task design, contact scenarios, and how risk is evaluated across the full application. A focused discussion on this topic can save teams significant time and help avoid costly redesign later. Expect a format that supports both learning and professional exchange. Because this is a virtual gathering for the robotics community, attendees can engage with the topic while also connecting with others working through similar engineering and safety questions. What to Expect The session will likely center on the relationship between cobot application design and the force-limit concepts addressed in ISO/TS 15066. That means moving beyond broad safety language and into the design logic that engineers, integrators, and technical decision-makers need to apply when evaluating a collaborative use case. You can expect discussion around topics such as: What force limits mean in context, and why they cannot be evaluated independently from the application How task design affects safety outcomes, including the role of motion, contact conditions, and interaction points Common design pitfalls that can undermine an otherwise promising cobot deployment How to think about tradeoffs between productivity, usability, and safer human-robot interaction Questions from a practitioner perspective, especially for those actively building or assessing cobot systems Because the event is virtual, the experience is designed to be efficient and accessible. You can join from anywhere, take notes directly into your workflow, and focus on the parts most relevant to your current projects. In addition to the core content, the community and networking dimension matters here. Standards-based conversations are often most valuable when they include peer perspectives, implementation questions, and discussion across roles. Whether you come from engineering, operations, safety, or strategy, you will benefit from hearing how others approach the same design challenge. Why Attend If you are working with cobots, you already know that collaborative operation raises a different set of design questions than traditional industrial automation. The promise of collaboration is compelling, but getting the application right requires disciplined thinking about risk, interaction, and system behavior. This event helps sharpen that thinking. A strong reason to attend is clarity. ISO/TS 15066 is widely referenced, but many teams still struggle to translate it into actionable design decisions. A focused session on force limits can help you better understand how to frame the problem, what assumptions to challenge, and where the biggest design implications usually appear. You should also attend for the practical value. If you are evaluating a new cobot deployment, refining an existing application, or trying to improve communication between technical and safety stakeholders, this event gives you a more grounded basis for those conversations. Key takeaways may include: A better mental model for designing around force-limit considerations Stronger understanding of how standards relate to actual application behavior Better questions to ask during concept development, integration, and review More confidence when discussing collaborative safety topics with colleagues, clients, or partners Exposure to a community of robotics professionals dealing with similar implementation realities Practical Details This is an Online / virtual event, making it easy to attend from wherever you work. If you are part of a distributed team or simply prefer a focused technical session without travel, the format is ideal. The event takes place on Saturday, August 19 at 10:00 AM PDT. Because it is scheduled on a Saturday morning Pacific time, it may be especially convenient for attendees who want dedicated learning time outside the pace of the standard workweek. A few reasons the format works well for this topic: You can join from any location with an internet connection It is easy to share the session with teammates involved in robotics, safety, or integration work Virtual attendance lowers the barrier to participating in a specialized standards discussion The online setting supports focused learning while still leaving room for community interaction If ISO/TS 15066 has been on your reading list, in your project meetings, or at the center of a current cobot design question, this event offers a timely opportunity to engage with the topic in a more applied and useful way.
Who should attend
This is for you if you want a more practical understanding of how **ISO/TS 15066** shapes real cobot application design decisions. - You design or integrate **collaborative robot applications** and need to think more rigorously about force limits in the context of actual tasks and human interaction. - You work in **industrial robotics engineering** and want clearer ways to connect standards language with day-to-day design choices. - You are responsible for **safety, risk assessment, or compliance-related review** and want stronger technical context for evaluating cobot applications. - You lead or influence **automation projects** and need to understand the tradeoffs between performance, usability, and collaborative safety. - You are part of a **robotics product, applications, or solutions team** and want better questions to ask early, before design assumptions become expensive problems. - You value being part of the **robotics community** and want to learn alongside others facing the same implementation challenges. If your work sits anywhere between concept, integration, safety review, and deployment, this session will feel directly relevant.