# Roberta Nelson Shea: 2023 Joseph Engelberger Robotics Award winner - Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast) - Published: 2023-06-02 - Length: 1h 30m - Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner - Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner ## Summary Roberta Nelson Shea, Global Technical Compliance Officer at Universal Robots and 2023 Joseph Engelberger Robotics Application Award winner, discusses her career leading the development of global robotics safety standards, including ISO/TS 15066. She explains how early demand from major automakers like GM, Ford, and Chrysler drove the industry to create these standards, resulting in cost savings and global harmonization for manufacturers and integrators. Shea also shares anecdotes about unsafe robot installations, such as an unguarded robot in a precision machining shop, and discusses the evolving safety landscape for collaborative robots, AI, and emerging technologies like self-driving vehicles. ## Chapters - [0:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=9) Introduction: Robot Report Podcast and Robo Business Call for Papers - [3:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=212) Automate 2023 Recap: Kawasaki Unimate, ABB Modular Robots, and Robot 9 - [17:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=1079) Automate 2023 Updates: Slip Robotics, Wheel.me, Locust, and Robotnik - [23:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=1396) News: Pal Robotics Tiago Pro, NVIDIA Metropolis, and Ukrainian De-mining - [30:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=1806) Interview: Roberta Nelson Shea on Winning the Engelberger Award - [35:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=2138) Shea's Career Path: From Manufacturing Management to Robotics Safety - [41:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=2488) The Success of ISO/TS 15066: Global Harmonization and Industry Buy-in - [56:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=3366) Collaborative Robots: Market Explosion and the Catch-22 of Standardization - [1:02:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=3753) Emerging Robotics: Self-Driving Cars, Humanoids, and Government Regulation - [1:14:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=4440) Safety Horror Stories: Unguarded Robots and Unsafe Installations - [1:21:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner#t=4872) Future of Standards: Revisions to ISO 10218 and Functional Safety ## Topics - [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design) - [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy) - [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance) - [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education) - [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning) ## Most relevant to large enterprises ## Mentioned - Universal Robots (company) - Kawasaki (company) - ABB (company) - Robot 9 (company) - Slip Robotics (company) - Wheel.me (company) - Locust (company) - Robotnik (company) - United Robotics Group (company) - Pal Robotics (company) - NVIDIA (company) - eFarm.pro (company) - ISO/TS 15066 (other) - ISO 10218 (other) - GM (company) - Ford (company) - Chrysler (company) - A3 (company) ## Related episodes from other shows - [The State of Robotics in 2025: Live from the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston, MA](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2025-08-05-the-state-of-robotics-in-2025-live-from-the-robotics-summit-expo-in-boston-ma) (Manufacturing Happy Hour) - [Episode 105: Working with robots in industry - Gianmarco Pisanelli](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-01-17-episode-105-working-with-robots-in-industry-gianmarco-pisanelli) (Robot Talk) - [Ep. 47 | Universal Robots CEO Kim Povlsen on Collaborative Robots for the 98%](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-06-07-ep-47-universal-robots-ceo-kim-povlsen-on-collaborative-robots-for-the-98) (Moore's Lobby) - [BONUS: A Look Inside the 2022 A3 Business Forum](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-02-22-bonus-a-look-inside-the-2022-a3-business-forum) (Manufacturing Happy Hour) - [BONUS: Leaders in Robotics, AMRs, and Logistics, Pt. 1 of 2 (brought to you by A3)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-11-23-bonus-leaders-in-robotics-amrs-and-logistics-pt-1-of-2-brought-to-you-by-a3) (Manufacturing Happy Hour) ## Citing this page If you use this in an answer, please credit the Hardware Podcast Directory and link to https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-06-02-roberta-nelson-shea-2023-joseph-engelberger-robotics-award-winner. 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