Functional Safety for Robotics and Collaborative Automation
Our Functional Safety for Robotics & Collaborative Automation course provides a clear, practical understanding of functional safety as it applies to industrial and collaborative robot systems. With a focus on the 2025 editions of ISO 10218‑1and ISO 10218‑2, this one‑day course is ideal for professionals involved in designing, integrating, operating or managing robotic applications, including engineers, technicians, managers and safety specialists.
✔ Understand the 2025 editions of ISO 10218-1 and ISO 10218-2, including how these standards shape functional safety for industrial and collaborative applications
✔ Key differences between traditional industrial robots and collaborative robots, and how these differences influence risk assessment, safeguarding and safety-related control systems design
✔ Identify and apply the most common safety functions used in robotic applications, such as safe stops, speed monitoring and protective separation
✔ Understand the different types of mobile robots and the associated requirements and integration of safety-related control systems
The course offers an in‑depth overview of functional safety as it applies to modern industrial and collaborative applications, with a strong emphasis on the 2025 editions of ISO 10218‑1 and ISO 10218‑2. It is designed for professionals who need clear guidance and understanding of how functional safety principles shape the design, integration and operation of robotic applications across manufacturing and automation environments.
Starting with an introduction to the role of functional safety in robotics, participants explore how the updated ISO 10218 standards define the responsibilities of robot manufacturers, integrators and end users.
Participants are taken through the key differences between traditional industrial robots, collaborative applications and functional safety requirements in each application. The course also covers the safety design of robot cells, including protective measures, interlocking, safe distances and the integration of safety‑related control systems.
As the course progresses, delegates examine commonly used safety functions in robotic applications—such as safe stops, speed monitoring and protective separation—and learn how these functions are applied, validated and aligned with performance level or SIL requirements. The course also introduces the safety considerations associated with autonomous mobile robots, highlighting how navigation, detection and control architectures differ from fixed robotic systems.
By the end of the course, participants will have gained a clear understanding of the updated ISO 10218 standards, the practical application of functional safety principles to both fixed and mobile robotic systems, and the skill to evaluate, design and validate safe robotic installations with confidence.
- Managers, engineers, technicians and safety specialists involved in the design, integration or operation of industrial, collaborative applications who want to strengthen their knowledge of safeguarding and safety‑related control system integration.
- Delegates looking to combine the application of the machinery functional safety standards (ISO 13849 and IEC 62062) with the 2025 editions of ISO10218‑1 and ISO10218‑2 to ensure compliant and safe robotic installations.
- This course is perfectly aligned for those delegates who have completed the TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Engineer for ISO 13849 & IEC62061 training course and want to deepen their expertise specifically in robotic and collaborative automation applications.
You’ll develop the competence needed to apply functional safety principles to both traditional and collaborative applications, ensuring compliance, reducing risk and improving operational confidence. This is the perfect add-on course for delegates who have already completed our TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Engineer for ISO 13849 & IEC 62061 training course and want to deepen their expertise in a robotic applications.
- Introduction to Robotics
- Robotic Safety Standards
- Safety-related Control Systems for Robotic Systems
- Collaborative Applications
- Mobile Robotic Systems: AGV, AMR and IMR Types
- Course delivered by one of TÜV SÜD's leading industry experts
- Small class sizes for a more engaging and personalised learning experience
- Receive globally recognised TÜV SÜD certificate upon completion
TÜV SÜD is trusted by over 16,000 companies and thousands of learners worldwide, reflecting our commitment to delivering quality training.
Upon completion you will receive your globally recognised TÜV SÜD certificate on Functional Safety for Robotics and Collaborative Automation.
Delegates should already have a strong understanding of the machinery functional safety standards or have already participated in the TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Engineer for ISO 13849 & IEC 62061 training course.
Hefin-Llewellyn-Evans Technical Trainer (Functional Safety), TÜV SÜD
Hefin is an Electrical Engineer and Technical Trainer at TÜV SÜD Academy, specialising in machinery and functional safety. With over five years of industry experience, including a significant tenure at The Royal Mint, he has delivered safety-critical projects and provided functional safety compliance support across multiple manufacturing departments.
He holds a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and an MSc in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering from Swansea University, which provided a strong technical foundation for tackling complex industrial challenges. He has extensive expertise in applying standards such as ISO 12100, ISO 13849, and IEC 60204, guiding projects from risk assessment and electrical design review to system validation and final commissioning.
Passionate about real-world problem solving, Hefin has contributed to pioneering projects, including functional safety compliance for the Royal Mint’s gold recovery process plant—a world-first facility that recovers gold from e-waste. As a trainer, he now shares this knowledge with others, helping professionals enhance their understanding of functional safety and machinery compliance.