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Safety Lasers for Industrial Automation
Safety lasers and safety laser scanners help industrial teams protect people, equipment, mobile robots, and automated work areas through configurable detection zones, area monitoring, and real-time safety responses.
Application Fit
What Are Safety Lasers?
In industrial automation, the term “safety lasers” is often used to describe safety laser scanners: laser-based safety devices that monitor defined areas for people, objects, equipment, or obstructions.
Unlike fixed physical barriers, safety laser scanners can help create configurable detection zones around machines, mobile robots, automated carts, production equipment, and shared workspaces. Hokuyo safety laser scanners are used for both mobile and stationary safety applications.
Common Safety Laser Requirements
- Safety lasers for industrial automation
- Safety laser scanners for factories
- Safety laser for AGVs and AMRs
- Safety laser for machine guarding
- Safety laser scanners for perimeter guarding
- Safety laser scanner product selection
Where Safety Lasers Help
Mobile Robots
Safety laser scanners can be mounted on AGVs, AMRs, automated carts, and mobile platforms to monitor travel paths and support protective stops or warnings.
Machine Guarding
Safety lasers can help monitor machine access areas, robotic cells, production zones, and equipment spaces where personnel protection is required.
Perimeter Protection
Configurable safety zones can help define protected areas around industrial equipment without always requiring large physical guarding footprints.
Choosing the Right Safety Laser Scanner
The right safety laser scanner depends on the application, required protection zone, warning zone strategy, mobile or stationary mounting, field of view, response time, communication requirements, and safety standard requirements.
Hokuyo’s safety laser scanner family includes the UAM-05LP, UAM-05LPA, and UAM-05LECA-T301, giving automation teams options for different safety, communication, and integration needs.
Applicable Hokuyo Products
Related Hokuyo Pages
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Safety Lasers FAQs
What are safety lasers used for?
Safety lasers are commonly used to describe safety laser scanners that monitor defined areas for people, objects, or obstructions. They are used around machines, AGVs, AMRs, robotic cells, automated carts, and industrial work zones.
Is a safety laser the same as a safety laser scanner?
In industrial automation, “safety laser” is often used as a shorthand term for a safety laser scanner. A safety laser scanner uses laser-based scanning to monitor configurable safety or warning zones.
Where should safety laser scanners be used?
Safety laser scanners should be considered where people, equipment, mobile robots, or machinery operate near each other and where configurable area monitoring can help support personnel or equipment protection.
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