METHOD FOR OPERATING A SAFETY APPARATUS FOR A HANDLING DEVICE, SAFETY APPARATUS FOR A HANDLING DEVICE, AND HANDLING DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for operating a safety apparatus (50) for a handling device (10), particularly an industrial robot (100), having a displaceable gripper apparatus (11), and having at least one sensor apparatus (25) at least largely enclosing the gripper apparatus (11) for detecting at least potential collisions with objects (3) present in the path of motion (18, 19) of the gripper device (11), wherein when a risk of collision is detected, a signal is generated at the control device (30), resulting in a change to the sequence of motion of the gripper device (11) on the path of motion (18, 19) thereof. According to the invention, the changed sequence of motion is a controlled reduction of the speed of motion of the gripper device (11).