Integration Risk Register for Robot Deployments
Build the register before the order
A risk register is a table with owner, probability, impact and mitigation. It takes an hour to write and it changes the conversation from opinion to evidence. The entries below cover the majority of delays in industrial robot projects.
| Risk | Early warning sign | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|
| Part presentation is unstable | Operators hand-place parts differently | Fixture and feeder study during the design phase |
| Cycle time misses takt | Demo used ideal parts | Simulate with real parts and worst-case handshakes |
| Safety scope grows | Risk assessment happens late | Run the assessment before layout freeze |
| Legacy PLC integration | No documented protocol | Interface test with the real controller before shipping |
| Skills gap | No named maintenance owner | Training plan with a named technician |
Review it weekly, briefly
A ten-minute weekly review that updates three fields — probability, impact, owner — keeps the register alive. Registers that are written once become decoration; registers that are reviewed become an early-warning system.