ANSI/CAN/UL 3100:2021 JOINT CANADA-UNITE NATIONAL STANDARD STANDARD FOR SAFETY Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs)

ANSI/CAN/UL 3100:2021 JOINT CANADA-UNITE NATIONAL STANDARD STANDARD FOR SAFETY Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs) 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover battery-operated mobile platforms with or without a payload, as specifiedin 1.2.These devices are intended to be used indoors only or as outdoor use devices in a commercial orindustrial environment. The device is battery powered using either lead acid batteries or lithium basedbatteries that, if rechargeable, are charged through a conductive system while either on board or off boardthe device. 1.2 Mobile platforms that are covered by this Standard are intended for lifting, carrying,product picking.towing, and the like. These actions may be provided by a gripping attachment, suction attachment, scopeattachment, and the like, to lift or carry the load. 1.3 Portions of a system, such as the charger, that are located off board the AMP, are intended to beinstalled in accordance with the National Electrical Code(NEC)，NFPA 70 and the Canadian ElectricalCode (CE Code),CSA C22.1. 1.4 This Standard does not include requirements for industrial robots，which are covered under theStandard for Robots and Robotic Equipment, UL 1740 and Industrial Robots and Robot Systems, CSAZ434.A robotic manipulator that is in compliance with these standards may be used as the payload for theintegrated system. 1.5 This Standard does not include requirements for Automatic Guided Vehicles or Automated Vehiclesthat function as commercial and industrial floor cleaning equipment. This equipment is covered under thestandard for Particular Requirements for Rechargeable Battery-Operated Commercial Robotic FloorTreatment Machines with Traction Drives, CSA C22.2 No.336. 1.6 This Standard does not cover battery powered industrial trucks that are rated Type E,EE,ES, or EX,and marked as such, as defined in the Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks Including TypeDesignations, Areas of Use, Conversions,Maintenance,and Operations，NFPA 505.These truck typesare covered under the Standard for Electric-Battery-Powered lndustrial Trucks, UL 583 and the Guide forthe lnvestigation of Electric-Battery-Powered Industrial Trucks, ULCIORD-C583. 1.7 Automated mobile platforms are not provided with “forks”and are not intended to operate as“forklfts." Any device with that capability is considered an industrial truck and is evaluated as indicated in1.6. 1.8 This standard does not cover products intended to transport persons. 2 Components