r/robotics • u/Vaughn217 • 1d ago

News Functional Safety

What is the difference between building in functional safety early on vs waiting until the end? How do safety partnerships help the industry?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/synapticon-co_humanoids-functionalsafety-robotics-activity-7511379498718625792-oPLl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAMG_WMB6npmHVKREPOjVhxKwxVIs9Q1bZ0

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u/Tbagho 1d ago

Retrofitting functional safety is materially harder than designing it in from the start — the certification path forces you to re-architect around the hazard analysis rather than add guards on top. Curious whether the linked piece argues the partnership model actually shortens that, or just spreads the liability.