Detection
Define monitors, latency and diagnostic coverage.
Deployment evaluation · 17
Safe degraded behaviour
Challenge perception, communications, balance, tool state, compute and power loss under controlled conditions.
Evidence statusEngineering evidence framework · task and site validation requiredLast reviewed: 14 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
A capable robot becomes deployable only when loss of capability leads to a bounded and recoverable state.
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.
Degradation
Choose slow, stop, hold, release or withdraw.
Recovery
Control isolation, assistance, verification and restart.
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 failures remain undetected?
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Can stopping create a new hazard?
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What state does a held load enter?
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Who confirms recovery is complete?
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
Fault-injection plan and results
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Evidence package 2
Degraded-state specification
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Evidence package 3
Recovery authority and closure record
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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A nominal task success rate does not reveal behaviour when essential capability is lost.
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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.
Sources and evidence status
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NIST · Updated 2024-08-16 · verified 2026-08-14
↗02Standard test methods for response robots
Develops repeatable measures for mobility, manipulation, sensing, endurance, communications, operator proficiency, logistics and safety.
ISO · 2025-02
↗ISO 10218-2:2025 — Industrial robot applications and robot cells
Covers integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of industrial robot applications and cells.