Manufacturing automation and robotics technology are transforming production industries. Robots can increase efficiency and improve productivity—and automate repetitive and high-risk tasks to minimize risk to workers.

But integrating robots into your production work areas also presents new safety challenges. Industrial robots, with their powerful movements and heavy payloads, pose significant risks to workers. Collaborative robots (sometimes called cobots) are designed for closer human-robot interaction, and also require careful risk assessment and mitigation to keep workers safe.