ANSI/RIA R15.08

Part 1 sets safety requirements for manufacturers of industrial mobile robots, including mobile platforms that carry manipulators, covering detection, speed limits, stopping and warnings. Part 2 tells integrators and users how to assess risk, configure fleets, define zones and integrate robots into a site safely. The standard is voluntary, but OSHA can use consensus standards as evidence of recognized hazards and feasible fixes, and buyers and insurers commonly require conformance in contracts.

R15.08 is the US reference for deploying mobile robots in warehouses safely, especially where robots share space with people. Part 2 places duties on the integrator and the user, so a 3PL cannot rely on the robot maker alone. For example, a fulfillment center adding autonomous carts that travel through manual picking aisles should run the Part 2 risk assessment, document speed and separation settings for shared zones, and repeat it after layout changes, which helps if OSHA later investigates an incident.

• Autonomous Mobile RobotAMRWarehouse robot that navigates on its own
• Collaborative RobotCobotRobot that works safely next to people

• ISO 3691-42020, revised 2023 · International safety standard for AGVs and AMRs
• ANSI/ITSDF B56.51978, current edition 2024 · US safety standard for automatic guided vehicles
• ANSI/RIA R15.061986, current edition 2025 · US industrial robot safety standard based on ISO 10218

1. A3: ANSI/A3 R15.08-2 safety standard for industrial mobile robot systems now available automate.org
2. ANSI Blog: ANSI/A3 R15.08-2-2023 industrial mobile robots blog.ansi.org