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Service & Field Robots: Outdoor and Harsh-Site Compliance Basics

Field robots — inspection quadrupeds, outdoor delivery platforms, solar-cleaning robots, mining machines — trade the controlled factory for weather, traffic, and remote sites. The file must follow them there.

What changes outdoors

Ingress, temperature, vibration, and UV actually determine safety availability
Loss-of-link, recovery, and remote e-stop behaviour are primary safety functions
Interaction with site vehicles and plant machinery replaces fence-line thinking
Battery swapping/charging happens in depots, not lab benches

When ATEX / IECEx enters

Only if the robot will enter classified explosive atmospheres. Then Ex protection concepts drive enclosure, surface temperature, and battery design — decide from the site area classification, not from marketing copy.

Evidence map

Operational design domain (terrain, weather, traffic, supervision)
Machinery risk assessment (ISO 12100) + safety controls (ISO 13849-1)
Environmental / IP evidence matched to that domain
EMC/RED for industrial/outdoor radio environments; battery transport + safety

Need a scoped path? See Mining, Outdoor & Field Robots or book a consultation.

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