Configurable Security Monitoring For A Robot Assembly

A safety monitoring means for a robot assembly with at least one robot, wherein the safety monitoring means comprises:

• a configuration means for configuring a linking function arrangement, the linking function arrangement comprising:
• at least one first linking function, the first linking function comprising a fixed and predetermined number of monitoring functions of a monitoring function arrangement;
• the monitoring functions indicating a violated state, a non-violated state, or an error state, depending on at least one signal input of the robot assembly;
• each monitoring function associated with the first linking function being logically linked to one another such that the first linking function has a reaction state whenever none of the monitoring functions of the first linking function indicates the emergency violated state;
• and/or
• at least one second linking function comprising a fixed and predetermined number of monitoring functions of the monitoring function arrangement;
• each of the monitoring functions associated with the second linking function being logically linked to one another such that the second linking function does not have a reaction state whenever all monitoring functions of the second linking function indicate the violated state.