Imagine you've built a robot that works alongside people — in a factory, a hospital, or on a farm. Before you can sell it, you need to prove it's safe, but the safety rules are scattered across dozens of documents and differ by industry. COVR built a single online platform (called TRYG) that walks you through exactly which safety tests your robot needs, step by step, like a guided checklist. They also set up real testing labs across Europe where you can bring your robot and get it properly tested and certified.
Companies building collaborative robots face a fragmented maze of safety regulations that differ by industry and application. Getting a cobot certified for market means deciphering scattered standards, finding qualified testing labs, and documenting compliance — a process that delays product launches and drains engineering resources. This is especially painful for SMEs and companies entering newer cobot markets like rehabilitation or agriculture where safety rules have gaps.
COVR built the TRYG platform — an online one-stop-shop with a decision-tree interface that guides cobot developers through the exact safety tests and compliance documentation their product needs. They also established fully operational safety testing facilities across 5 European countries, offering consultancy, risk analysis, hands-on testing, and training services covering every stage from design to final sign-off.
If you are a cobot manufacturer struggling to navigate scattered safety regulations across different markets — this project developed a one-stop-shop platform (TRYG) with a decision-tree tool that tells you exactly which safety tests your robot needs. It covers all stages from design through final sign-off, cutting through the regulatory maze that delays your product launch.
If you are a rehabilitation robotics company trying to get safety certification for robots that physically interact with patients — this project filled regulatory gaps specifically for newer cobot fields like rehabilitation. Their testing facilities and consultancy services can help you document compliance with safety standards before clinical deployment.
If you are an agri-tech company deploying picking or sorting robots that work alongside farm workers — this project created application-specific testing protocols and 5 equipped safety testing facilities across Europe. Their platform generates the exact compliance documentation you need, validated by external cobot developers through beta testing.
Based on available project data, COVR offered services including consultancy, risk analysis, actual testing, workshops, and courses through partner facilities across 5 countries. Specific pricing is not published in the project data — contact the coordinator for current service rates.
Yes. The TRYG system uses a domain-independent approach with a decision tree that adapts to any cobot type and application. It was designed to be valid across all fields — manufacturing, rehabilitation, agriculture, and more — so it scales across product lines without rebuilding the assessment process.
The TRYG platform was developed as a publicly accessible online tool providing best-practice safety testing protocols. The project was coordinated by TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT, a Danish research institute. Contact the coordinator for current access terms and any licensing arrangements.
COVR was specifically built to collate and apply existing safety regulations for collaborative robots, and to fill regulatory gaps in newer fields like rehabilitation. The testing protocols are designed to document compliance with current standards, making it directly relevant to CE marking and EU machinery directives.
External cobot developers were financed through FSTP (cascade funding) to beta-test all TRYG elements in real development scenarios. These users not only advanced their own cobots toward market but also provided feedback that improved the system. The project ran for 4 years and produced 29 deliverables including fully operational safety testing facilities.
The TRYG platform outputs application-specific testing protocols that specify how to assess safety and document compliance. These structured outputs — covering design, testing, sign-off, and maintenance — are designed to slot into standard product development workflows and quality documentation.
The COVR consortium brings together 5 partners from 5 countries (Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands), heavily weighted toward research with 4 research organizations and 1 industry partner (20% industry ratio). The coordinator, TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT in Denmark, is a well-known applied research institute with strong ties to industry. While the low industry ratio might seem concerning, this makes sense for a safety standards and testing infrastructure project — the research partners provide the technical authority and testing facilities, while the platform itself serves external industry users who accessed it through the FSTP cascade funding mechanism.
TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT (Denmark) — a major Danish applied research and technology organization. Look for the robotics or safety division leadership.
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