Title
Making Humanoid Robots Safe - Advances in Humanoid Robot Safety
Speaker
Florian Weißhardt
Head of Synapticon Intelligence Business Unit
Synapticon: GmbH
Abstract
Recent advances in AI and embedded computing are accelerating the application of humanoid robots in complex environments. Unlike statically stable wheeled platforms, humanoids are dynamically stable, requiring continuous active control to maintain balance and prevent falls. This inherent instability presents a critical challenge for functional safety, particularly in collaborative settings.
This presentation will introduce Synapticon's POSITRON platform, a comprehensive solution engineered to address these safety-critical demands. We will explore how its integrated hardware and software enable robust, certifiable safety functions that meet the highest industrial standards, providing key insights into making the next generation of humanoid robots safe for real-world deployment.
Summary
00:00 introduction
00:25 Humanoids: safety as key enabler
02:35 Humanoid risk analysis
07:15 Safety is redundancy, is monitoring
12:29 Robotics functional safety evolution
14:07 Synapticn: the safe reference: Positron + Somanet
17:00 Positron for humanoid safety
19:15 Positron behavioral safety
21:06 Synapticon robot control + safety architecture
21:43 Questions
