ISO 10218-1:2006规定了工业机器人固有安全设计、保护措施和使用信息的要求和指南。它描述了与机器人相关的基本危险，并提供了消除或充分降低与这些危险相关的风险的要求。 ISO 10218-1:2006不适用于非工业机器人，尽管ISO 10218中确立的安全原则可用于这些其他机器人。非工业机器人应用的例子包括但不限于: 水下、军事和太空机器人；遥控操纵器；为身体受损者提供假肢和其他辅助设备；微型机器人（位移小于1毫米）；手术或医疗；以及服务或消费品。

ISO 10218-1:2006 specifies requirements and guidelines for the inherent safe design, protective measures, and information for use of industrial robots. It describes basic hazards associated with robots, and provides requirements to eliminate or adequately reduce the risks associated with these hazards. ISO 10218-1:2006 does not apply to non-industrial robots although the safety principles established in ISO 10218 may be utilized for these other robots. Examples of non-industrial robot applications include, but are not limited to: undersea, military and space robots; tele-operated manipulators; prosthetics and other aids for the physically impaired; micro-robots (displacement <1 mm); surgery or healthcare; and service or consumer products.