Robotics Safety: Unveiling the 2025 ISO 10218 Update

May 12, 2025

A3’s Carole Franklin introduces the advancements in industrial robot safety standards that are shaping the future of automated manufacturing.

Sharon Spielman

In this first of a four-part series, Carole Franklin, director of standards and development for robots at A3, unpacks with Machine Design the groundbreaking 2025 update to the ISO 10218 industrial robot safety standards.

In this installment, gain insights into how the revised standards address modern safety challenges—from expanded safety functions to integrated collaborative robot practices and cybersecurity.

Designed for manufacturers, system integrators and engineers alike, this series will equip you with the knowledge to design and implement safer robotic systems.

For more show coverage, be sure to check out Machine Design’s Automate 2025 content hub.

About the Author

Sharon Spielman | Technical Editor, Machine Design

As Machine Design’s technical editor, Sharon Spielman produces content for the brand’s focus audience—design and multidisciplinary engineers. Her beat includes 3D printing/CAD; mechanical and motion systems, with an emphasis on pneumatics and linear motion; automation; robotics; and CNC machining.

Spielman has more than three decades of experience as a writer and editor for a range of B2B brands, including those that cover machine design; electrical design and manufacturing; interconnection technology; food and beverage manufacturing; process heating and cooling; finishing; and package converting.

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