---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002532"
title: "A safe configuration of a modular industrial robot"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:13:40.852971Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002532"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
  - "b25j9/1674"
  - "b25j9/1674"
  - "b25j9/1674"
  - "b25j9/08"
  - "b25j9/08"
  - "b25j9/08"
---

# A safe configuration of a modular industrial robot

## Abstract

The invention relates to a method ( 100 ) for a configuration of a modular industrial robot ( 10 ), the method ( 100 ) comprising: obtaining (101) a module specification about a current structure of the robot ( 10 ), the module specification being specific for a number of modules ( 20 ) of the robot ( 10 ); configuring (102) identifiers for the modules ( 20 ) using the module specification, the identifiers being used for addressing the modules ( 20 ) via a industrial communication network ( 30 ); triggering ( 103 ) responses of the modules ( 20 ) depending on the configured identifiers; receiving ( 104 ) each of the responses via an additional communication network ( 40 ); identifying ( 105 ) each of the modules ( 20 ) from which the responses originate, a module identity of a respective identified module ( 20 ) being assigned to the response originating from it; and verifying ( 106 ) the configured identifiers using the module identities.