A new intelligent safety system from
Kawasaki Robotics is designed to
provide operators with less restrictive
and safer access to robot systems.

Cubic-S is a motion monitoring
safety unit which has been
awarded TüV
Certification to EN
ISO 13848-1
performance
level d/category
3. It uses dual
CPUs that are
independent from
the robot’s control
CPU to monitor speed
and position. Eight individual
functions allow safety zones to be
easily programmed without the need
for zone limit switches.

The monitoring functions of
Cubic-S, used with external hardware
such as pressure mats or light guards,
allow HMIs to be established.

Typically this could allow human
intervention for inspection of a
component while remaining
gripped by the robot still
under power.

By restricting the
robot’s work space to
its programmed
operational area,
Cubic-S saves
space on the
factory floor.

Additional in-cell safety
equipment can also be reduced
as Cubic-S functionality integrates
into robot programmes to allow
locations of peripheral equipment
and operation to be considered.