The collaboration integrates QNX’s software with Toradex’s hardware to streamline compliance for robotics firms facing new safety regulations.
Toradex has announced a collaboration with QNX, to support compliance with the revised ISO 10218 standards for industrial robotics safety.
The ISO has introduced stricter rules on human-robot collaboration, more detailed risk assessments, verification of safety functions, and requirements for integrated cybersecurity. To meet these ISO 10218-1 and ISO 10218-2 standards, systems must achieve certification to IEC 61508 Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3.
Under the collaboration, Toradex will provide its system-on-modules (SoMs), including Verdin iMX8M Plus, Apalis iMX8, Colibri iMX8X and Apalis iMX6, with support for the Verdin iMX95 in development.
QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited, will provide its OS for Safety and Hypervisor for Safety, both certified to SIL 3. The two companies are integrating QNX board support packages with Toradex hardware to streamline development and certification processes.
Key Takeaways from the Toradex and QNX Collaboration
- Investment into QNX® SDP 8.0 support
- ISO 10218 Compliance, Simplified
- Microkernel Architecture Advantage
- Hardware Platform Flexibility
- Hardware-Software Synergy
- Built for Industry 5.0
- Engineered for Safety-Critical Systems
- Accelerated Certification
- Long-Term Reliability
The arrangement is aimed at industries where robotic systems and unmanned platforms are deployed, including smart factories, logistics and public-space automation. Applications cover collaborative robots, autonomous mobile robots and safety-critical embedded systems.
By combining hardware and operating systems certified to safety standards, manufacturers can reduce time spent on compliance during product development.
Toradex and QNX state that their joint work addresses industry requirements where robots and humans increasingly share environments. The partnership offers a platform that aligns with safety certification from design through to deployment, removing the need for additional layers of compliance later in the process.
