Please be advised that a New Work Item Proposal has been loaded to the BSI Standards Development Portal for comment.
Any comments received will be submitted to the national committee “AMT/10 – Robotics” for consideration when deciding the UK response to the associated Standards Development Organisation.
- Proposal: ISO/NP 26305-1 – Robotics — Performance test method for service robots — Part 1: Shock absorption type contact-detective outer cover
Comment period end date:19/12/2025
Scope
This standard specifies performance test methods for shock absorption type outer covers used in service robots, covering contact-detective performance and shock absorption performance.
Purpose
As the labor shortage caused by declining birthrate and aging population have become a major issue for all industries in Japan, it is expected that the demand for service robots will increase in homes, stores and factories, and it will be necessary to ensure safety in the event of collisions or contact between humans and robots, or between equipment and robots. On the other hand, if you try to increase the sensitivity of the robot, you will have to increase the number of sensors on the robots, and the balance with costs has been an issue. Thus, a protective device called an “shock absorption type contact-detective outer cover” has been developed, which has two effects: it enables contact detection with fewer sensors while providing a shock-absorption function. However, there were no standards for the objective evaluaton test methods for the performance for contact detection and shock absorption. As this background, it is considered necessary to establish the test method for contact detection and shock absorption performance of contact detection outer cover as a new ISO standard. With this ISO test method, it possible to quantify the performance of shock-absorption type contact detective outer cover, and it is expected that further safety will be ensured and reliability will be improved by fitting the outer cover onto the service robots.
2. Proposal: New Work Item Proposal – EN ISO 24112, Robotics — Electrical interfaces — Compatible end-effectors
Comment period end date:23/11/2025
Scope
This document defines compatibility requirements for end-effectors with power needs up to 200 W. It specifies the electrical connections at the robot side, including characteristics, designations, and markings, as well as interfaces for safety-related functions. It does not cover mechanical interfaces (see ISO 9409-1/-2), communication protocols, safety performance, end-effector-side connections, or cybersecurity (see ISO 10218-1/-2:2025).
Purpose
While mechanical interfaces for end-effectors are standardized (ISO 9409 series), no such consensus exists for electrical interfaces. This lack of standardization forces manufacturers and users to rely on brand-specific or custom solutions, limiting interoperability and increasing costs. Establishing a standardized electrical interface will enable universal compatibility, similar to how USB unified computer peripherals.
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