RSF Overview
How a Robot Should Die: Phase 5, Lifecycle KPIs, and One Welding Arm's Four Years
When is a robot's time up? RSF's four-dimension scoring matrix, Data Erasure Certificates, hazmat compliance, and five KPIs that measure the lifecycle.
Fix One Machine, Improve the Fleet: Phase 4 and the Closed Loop
Repairs that teach nothing repeat forever. Inside RSF Phase 4: the eight-step corrective process, five RCA triggers, and the Known Fault Library loop.
Your Three-Shift Robot Is on a One-Shift Maintenance Plan: Phase 3 and the PM System
A three-shift robot on a one-shift maintenance plan ages at triple speed. RSF Phase 3: three PM tiers, three trigger models, environmental corrections.
Skip the Gate, Own the Liability: Phase 2 and the Stage Gate Mechanism
RSF defines two hard stops around robot commissioning. Bypass SG1 and safety liability shifts to you; skip SG2 and your SLA loses its evidence base. Inside.
Robot Initial Parameter Record: Why Day One Data Matters
The Initial Parameter Record captures your robot's baseline on installation day — data that can never be recreated. Inside RSF Phase 1: RACI, IPR, load inertia.
Inside RSF Domain 1: The Five-Phase Robot Service Lifecycle
RSF Whitepaper v1.0 defines the first five-phase service lifecycle for industrial robots. How Domain 1 relates to ISO 55001, ANSI/A3, Japan's law & GB standards.
From ASE to RSF: What the Automotive Certification Model Teaches Robotics
ASE solved automotive service in 1972. Fifty years later, RSF does the same for robotics. Learn how the certification blueprint was adapted — and what had to be built from scratch.
Why RSF Exists: Five Gaps No ISO Standard Has Filled
ISO standards define what a safe robot looks like. RSF defines who should service it. Discover the 5 capability gaps no standard has addressed — until now.
Robotics Service Framework (RSF) Officially Launches
RobotToday.com launches RSF — the robotics industry's first capability certification framework. 6 domains, 4-tier certification.
Humanoid Robotics Standards HEIS 2026 vs. the International Landscape
HEIS 2026 vs. global robot standards: how China's humanoid AI framework compares to ISO 10218, ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025, and the EU AI Act across safety, cybersecurity, and certification.
Humanoid Robots Are Entering Warehouses — and Unions Are Pushing Back
Humanoid robots are entering warehouses now — and unions like the Teamsters and UAW are drawing battle lines. Inside the 2026 labor showdown that could reshape logistics forever.
Robotics needs a service framework.
RSF defines a common language for robot service capability, lifecycle operations, certification pathways, and service-provider networks.
