Question 1

What is 3Laws' primary offering for industrial automation?

Accepted Answer

3Laws Supervisor, a software module for dynamic safety guardrails

Question 2

What type of safety does 3Laws Supervisor provide?

Accepted Answer

Dynamic Safety, which aims to avoid incidents rather than just stopping

Question 3

How does 3Laws' Dynamic Safety differ from static safety?

Accepted Answer

Dynamic safety uses continuous sensors and control to avoid, while static safety uses binary sensors and control to stop

Question 4

What is the goal of 3Laws' approach to safety?

Accepted Answer

Minimally invasive correction

Question 5

What is the result of existing safety systems when an obstacle is detected?

Accepted Answer

Stop, which results in downtime and often requires manual reset

Question 6

What is the result of 3Laws' Dynamic Safety when an obstacle is detected?

Accepted Answer

Avoid, which keeps the system operational and productive

Question 7

What does 3Laws software allow industrial automation systems to do?

Accepted Answer

Make safe decisions in real-time that do not sacrifice throughput

Question 8

On what types of systems has 3Laws technology been successfully deployed?

Accepted Answer

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Industrial Robots, and others

Question 9

What kind of control commands does the 3Laws Supervisor filter?

Accepted Answer

Desired velocity or torque commands

Question 10

How does a forklift with 3Laws react to a worker in its path?

Accepted Answer

It avoids the worker by turning

Question 11

What is a safety challenge in multi-robot scenarios that 3Laws addresses?

Accepted Answer

Navigating around blind aisles

Question 12

What problem does 3Laws solve in outdoor environments with autonomous forklifts?

Accepted Answer

Prevents gridlocks caused by a single stopped forklift

Question 13

How does 3Laws handle area restrictions for robots

Accepted Answer

Updates area restrictions in real-time based on external parameters

Question 14

How does 3Laws Supervisor react when something falls within a robot's safety radius?

Accepted Answer

Allows for safe motion away from sudden objects, even within the stop radius

Question 15

What benefit does 3Laws provide for robots navigating in tighter spaces?

Accepted Answer

Eliminates existing inflation radiuses and allows movement closer to obstacles

Question 16

What is the expected investment payback period for autonomous forklift manufacturers using 3Laws?

Accepted Answer

6 months.

Question 17

What is the core problem that 3Laws aims to solve in robotics and automation?

Accepted Answer

The inability to reliably handle uncertainty

Question 18

What is a limitation of existing safety systems that 3Laws addresses?

Accepted Answer

They are conservative, resulting in low productivity

Question 19

What is a key function of 3Laws Supervisor regarding autonomy stacks or human operators?

Accepted Answer

Real-time guardrails (i.e., collision avoidance, geofencing)

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