Overview #

Every grid has physical safety barriers present around the perimeter and various interior points of the grid. The safety barrier is used to maintain safe and separate operating spaces for robots and associates.

Safety barrier installation #

One of the possible implementations of the safety barrier is based on strong polycarbonate panels, also referred as safety panels. Such safety panels and their corresponding brackets are mounted to grid structural elements. Instock provides level-by-level layout of safety barrier use cases for each particular site. Use cases are identified by a numeric ID (e.g. 53.2) and respective color code on the instructions for every single level.

Safety barrier use cases #

Below is an exhaustive list of all possible barrier use cases. Click on the use case to access the assembly manual.

Perimeter safety barriers #

Perimeter safety barrier use cases depend on connector modifications:

• connectors that use bracing brackets require safety plate installation for mounting safety panels ( 53.8, 53.9, 53.11, 53.12, 53.24, 53.25, 53.29)

• connectors that do not use bracing brackets require safety bracket installed onto baseplate or central connectors ( 53.18)

To mount the perimeter safety panel, the grid cell must be fully covered with safety brackets and/or safety plates.

Internal safety barriers #

Doors #

Doors within the grid ensure safety and functionality, acting as essential access points for humans and robots. They uphold the safety perimeter’s integrity and smooth the way for necessary work and movement across all grid levels.

Doors for human access #

Doors for human access are positioned at every level of the grid, providing essential entry and exit points for maintenance.

For more details, click on the door image below:

Doors for robot access #

Doors for robot access are located at every level of the grid, ensuring robots can be easily inserted or extracted during maintenance, updating, or troubleshooting.

For more details, click on the door image below: