System And A Method For Providing Safe Remote Access To A Robot Controller

A system for providing safe remote access to a plurality of robot controllers positioned at a local site for a person positioned on a remote site, wherein the system comprises:

• a plurality of robot controllers, each capable of receiving credentials and including a authentication component for authentication of the credentials, and an authorization component for handling authorization for access to the robot controller based on the result of the authentication, and
• a remote computer located at a remote site and capable of communicating with the robot controllers and having an interface capable of receiving credentials and configured to send the credentials to the robot controllers, characterized in that the system further comprises a server component capable of communicating with the robot controllers and an identifying component positioned at the local site capable of communicating with the server component and configured to receive proof of local access to one or more of the robot controllers and to send information on the local access to the server component, and in that the server component is configured to authorize access to the robot controllers based on information on local access received from the identifying component, and the authorization component of the robot controller is configured to allow the remote computer access to the robot controllers when credentials have been authenticated and when access has been authorized by the server component.