Navigation and traffic
Map routes, crossings, doors, lifts, visibility, localisation and right of way.
Real-work map · 12
Mobile manipulation
Combine a collaborative arm with a mobile base only after joining navigation, docking, stability, manipulation and two safety regimes.
Evidence statusEngineering decision framework · application validation requiredLast reviewed: 13 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
Mobility expands reach and also multiplies interface states, uncertainty and recovery paths.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Docking and stability
Verify pose, floor condition, payload transfer, braking and manipulator reaction loads.
Compound safety state
Define how mobile and manipulator safeguards coordinate during travel, docking and work.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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Which component owns the overall stop decision?
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What happens after localisation or docking loss?
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Can manipulation destabilise the base?
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How are pedestrians told what the system will do next?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
End-to-end state and interface model
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Evidence package 2
Route, docking, stability and fault tests
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Evidence package 3
Observed pedestrian interaction and recovery records
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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A safe arm and a safe mobile base do not automatically form a safe mobile manipulator.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
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ISO · 2025-02
↗02ISO 10218-2:2025 — Industrial robot applications and robot cells
Addresses integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of complete industrial robot applications and cells.
NIOSH · 2024-02-09
↗Robotics in the Workplace: An Overview
Frames robot adoption around worker safety, health and well-being, including people who use, wear or work near robots.