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1.4
Precautions and Required Safeguards
This manual must be read by all personnel who install, operate, or maintain Adept
systems, or who work within or near the workcell.
WARNING: Adept Technology strictly prohibits installation,
commissioning, or operation of an installation with an Adept robot
without the adequate safeguards according to the standards ISO 10218,
sections 5,6; EN292-1, and EN60204, section 13.
Robot Static Forces
Adept robot systems include computer-controlled mechanisms that are capable of
exerting considerable force. Like all robot and motion systems, and most industrial
equipment, they must be treated with respect by the user and the operator.
The following table shows the forces that can be generated by an Adept 550 robot.
Joint 1 maximum static torque
Joint 2 maximum static torque
Maximum static force applied by the robot in
XY plane, measured at user flange
Safety Barriers
Safety barriers must be an integral part of robot workcell design, installation, Operator
training, and operating procedures. Adept systems are computer-controlled, and may
activate remote devices under program control at times or along paths not anticipated by
personnel. It is critical that safeguards be in place to prevent personnel from entering the
workcell whenever equipment power is present.
The Adept 550 robot is not safe on its own. The Robot System Integrator (or end-user)
must ensure that adequate safeguards, safety barriers, light curtains, safety gates, safety
floor mats, etc. will be installed. The robot workcell must be designed according to ISO
10218, sections 5,6; EN292-1, 3.71, and EN60204, section 13.
The safety distance to the robot depends, relating to the standard EN 294, on the height of
the safety fence. The height and the distance of the safety fence must ensure that nobody
can reach the danger zone of the robot, see EN 294.
Adept controller systems for the Adept 550 robot are Category 1 systems that have
various control features which can aid the integrator or user in constructing system
safeguards, including Customer Emergency stop circuitry and digital input and output
lines. The emergency power-off circuitry is capable of switching external power systems,
as well as detecting intrusion signals from safety barriers. See Chapter 3 for information
on safe and effective use of the robot.
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Table 1-2. Robot Torques and Forces
Adept 550 Robot Instruction Handbook, Rev A
Precautions and Required Safeguards
160 Nm (118 ft-lb)
79 Nm (58 ft-lb)
608 N (137 lb)
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