Blue Danube Robotics GmbH

Blue Danube Robotics GmbH is an innovative company based in Vienna, Austria, specialising in the development of safety technologies for industrial robots. Founded in 2013, the company focuses on improving human-robot collaboration (HRC) by developing solutions that ensure robots can work safely in close proximity to humans.

The company's product, AIRSKIN, is an add-on, modular safety solution to upgrade industrial robots and EoAT with pressure-sensitive sensors. An AIRSKIN pad is a soft, thin, airtight skin over a flexible dampening structure with smart safety electronics.

Dual channel pressure sensors inside the hull detect pressure changes when the pad is deformed as the result of a contact anywhere on the pad surface. Each pad monitors correct operation by maintaining an internal overpressure of 400 pascal using an integrated piezo-electric micro pump. All pads are connected in series and monitor each other's presence every 4 ms.

AIRSKIN is a certified safety device (EN/ISO 13849-1 PLe / Cat. 3 and EN/IEC 62061 SIL 3) and will detect all collisions with the robot (free-space, clamping and shearing) and bring the robot to a safety rated protective stop.