Standard for Safety for Service, Communication, Information, Education and Entertainment Robots – SCIEE Robots

This document establishes the safety requirements for Service, Communication, Information, Education and Entertainment (SCIEE) robots.

These requirements supplement the safety requirements for the intended, non-robotic function as described in the relevant identified standards CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1/UL 62368-1, Audio/Video, Information and Communication Technology Equipment; or CSA C22.2 No. 60335-1/UL 60335-1, Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, including the applicable Part 2. Mobility and/or uncontained manipulation introduce potential for hazard due to the speed and mass of the robot, use environment and other considerations described herein. Where applicable, these requirements cover robotics intended for use in indoor and outdoor locations.

The scope includes SCIEE robots intended for use by, or in close proximity to, the general consumer.

These requirements do not apply to:

– On- or off-road transport of persons;

– Use in industrial environments, including training simulators for industrial applications;

– Use in hazardous locations;

– Use as personnel protective equipment;

– Agricultural use;

– Use in food preparation;

– Use to treat, alleviate instability, or move individuals in hospitals, care facilities or in the home;

– Use as medical devices or in medical environments;

– Robotic functions that have no safety dependencies (i.e., non-safety-related functions, e.g., accuracy of AI query responses, efficacy of a security alarm); or

– Robotic functions described in the relevant end-product safety standard.

Examples of such standards include:

– Commercial floor cleaning machines covered by CSA C22.2 No. 336, Particular requirements for rechargeable battery-operated commercial robotic floor treatment machines with traction drives;

– Portable battery-operated automatic vacuums covered by UL 1017, Standard for Vacuum Cleaners, Blower Cleaners, and Household Floor Finishing Machines;

– Outdoor commercial drones – UL 3030, Standard for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; and

– Robots identified as a toy by the manufacturer and intended for play only by children covered by the Standard for Electric Toys, UL 696 and/or ASTM F963, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety.

NOTE The requirements of UL 3300 can be applied to robots with multiple use cases, some of which are not specifically covered.