Resources

IEC 61508 — Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-Related Systems

The foundational standard. Covers functional safety across all safety-related systems.

IEC 62061 — Machinery-specific functional safety

Machinery-specific derivative of IEC 61508.

ISO 13849 — Safety-related parts of control systems

Performance-level approach for machinery safety.

ISO 10218 — Industrial robot safety requirements

Safety requirements for industrial robots and robot systems.

EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230

Replaces the 2006 Machinery Directive. Enforcement starts January 2027.

EU AI Act

Horizontal AI regulation. High-risk systems require conformity assessment.

OSHA robotics safety guidelines

US workplace safety guidance for industrial robots.

IFR World Robotics Reports (annual)

Annual global robotics market report. Industrial and service robots.

OECD AI Venture Capital investment data

Country-level AI investment trends.

Crunchbase robotics funding tracker

Private company funding data for robotics startups.

Israel Innovation Authority AI Strategy Report (April 2026)

Israeli AI ecosystem data, policy direction, and funding.

Weekly analysis on the blog

Data-backed, source-cited posts on Physical AI safety.

Physical AI Safety Dispatch (monthly newsletter)

One exclusive insight per issue. Published 1st of every month.

The Physical AI Safety Gap — free 30-page report

Free PDF. The core argument on why robot intelligence outpaced robot safety infrastructure.

Physical AI Safety: The Missing Layer — Kindle book (coming August 2026)

In progress. Due August 2026 on Amazon KDP. Read the free Gap report for the core argument.