SICK, Festo Didactic create robot safety curriculum - The Robot Report

The educational program focuses on robot safety awareness and closing the skills gap in advanced manufacturing. SICK and Festo Didactic have partnered to create a Safety Awareness Bundle that combines curriculum and hardware to teach students robot safety holistically. The Safety Awareness Bundle's curriculum focuses on robot risk assessments and the implementation of the system approach. Festo Didactic developed the curriculum to help students learn industry best practices. The hardware components consist of a Festo Didactic manufacture production system (MPS), a simulated Cyber-Physical Smart Factory with a six-axis robot, SICK area scanners, safety PLC and safety relay.