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Why Robot Safety Protocols Are Holding Back Automation
Industrial robots are faster and smarter than ever, yet deployment rates remain stubbornly low in many sectors. This episode investigates the hidden bottleneck: safety compliance. We look at how legacy safety standards, designed for rigid, isolated machines, clash with modern collaborative robotics. Lucas breaks down the specific engineering trade-offs between speed and certified safe zones, while Luna explores the real-world cost of over-engineering guards versus under-insuring liability. We examine why a $20,000 sensor package can delay a project by six months, and what it takes to get…
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