Ongoing development of automation technologies and a foreseeable lack of specialized workforces require a better organization of work processes in production and adjacent domains. In this context, an optimized division of functions and labour between humans and robots in terms of direct human-robot cooperation will become a relevant topic. But from a security and labour protection point of view, this is critical, since the strict separation between the robot’s danger area and the employee has to be given up. The earlier and the more effective the planned process can be checked for compliance with security directives, the higher are security and quality levels as well as cost and time savings of the installation. Today’s 3D simulation environments cover industrial robotics comprehensively already: from heavyweight goods handling to arc welding and paint shop applications, diverse scenarios can be modelled and simulated. If necessary, human workers are represented by digital human ...
