Appendix B:Safety standards 54 ISO 13482:2014 applies to personal care robots (BSI, 2014). It provides guidance for assurance of safety in the design, construction, installation and use of the robot in three categories: 1. Mobile service robots (e.g. open curtains, doors or windows, clean or vacuum, fetch and carry items such as drinks, or plates of food, pick up objects from the floor, switch equipment on or off); 2. Physical assistant robots (getting up from a chair or out of bed, getting into and out of a bath or shower, help with getting dressed, help with basic personal care such as combing hair); 3. Person carrier robots (within their home, around public buildings, or other public spaces, between predefined locations). Manufacturers (and suppliers) that comply with ISO 13482 should identify potential risks, issue clear labelling and instructions, ensure safe movement and reduce chances of ‘bad’ decisions. For example, a person carrier robot should ensure that a passenger is correctly seated before starting to move, or that it stops in a location where it is safe for the passenger to get off. Taking control: robots and risk