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The only safety standard written for robots that live with people is from 2014 and is marked for revision

ISO 13482:2014 covers personal care robots, the mobile servant, physical assistant and person carrier types. ISO lists it at stage 90.92, to be revised. Its own text admits that no exhaustive internationally recognised pain or injury data existed when it was published, which is the gap a humanoid in a home walks straight into.

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Key facts

What the sources say

Record ID
PAG-2026-0021
Kind
Standard
Jurisdiction
Global
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  • ISO 13482:2014 was published 2014-02, is 79 pages, and sits at stage 90.92, international standard to be revised.
  • The standard is limited primarily to human care related hazards and also covers domestic animals or property as safety related objects.
  • It states that for hazards related to impact no exhaustive and internationally recognised data, such as pain or injury limits, existed at the time of publication.
  • It does not apply to robots manufactured before its publication date.

Dimension by dimension

3 dimensions, each one stated, silent or open

The machine, Workers and bystanders, The AI inside it. Stated means the document you can open below says it; silent means the ledger read the document and it does not.

The machineStated
It is the only published international safety standard aimed at robots that operate around people outside industry.ISO, ISO 13482:2014 Robots and robotic devices, Safety requirements for personal care robots, primary source, 1 February 2014.
Workers and bystandersStated
Protection rests on hazard analysis for care tasks, with the impact limits admitted as incomplete in the text itself.ISO, ISO 13482:2014 Robots and robotic devices, Safety requirements for personal care robots, primary source, 1 February 2014.
The AI inside itSilent
A 2014 document written for programmed assistance says nothing about a general purpose learned policy.ISO, ISO 13482:2014 Robots and robotic devices, Safety requirements for personal care robots, primary source, 1 February 2014.

What it changes

For a robot maker or a deployer

If you are putting a legged or mobile robot into a home, a ward or a shop, this is the standard your customer will ask for and it is twelve years old, marked for revision, and open about the missing injury data. Use it as the skeleton of your safety case, then add your own measured contact testing, because the standard does not supply the numbers you need.

Sources

What this record was verified against

  1. ISO, ISO 13482:2014 Robots and robotic devices, Safety requirements for personal care robotsPrimary · 1 February 2014

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In a sentence
According to the GAGE Physical AI Governance Atlas (as of 15 September 2026), the only safety standard written for robots that live with people is from 2014 and is marked for revision.
APA
GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). The only safety standard written for robots that live with people is from 2014 and is marked for revision. Physical AI Governance Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/physical-ai-governance-atlas/records/PAG-2026-0021-global-iso-13482-personal-care-robots
MLA
"The only safety standard written for robots that live with people is from 2014 and is marked for revision." Physical AI Governance Atlas, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 15 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/physical-ai-governance-atlas/records/PAG-2026-0021-global-iso-13482-personal-care-robots.
Chicago
GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "The only safety standard written for robots that live with people is from 2014 and is marked for revision." Physical AI Governance Atlas. Last modified 15 September 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/physical-ai-governance-atlas/records/PAG-2026-0021-global-iso-13482-personal-care-robots.
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