Sanoservo

Sanoservo is a term used in robotics to describe a class of servo motor systems that emphasize safety, health-related monitoring, and reliability in operation. The term is not tied to a single manufacturer; rather it is used to categorize servo technologies that integrate health-monitoring features and fault detection to reduce risk in automation and human-robot collaboration.

Common features include built-in temperature and current monitoring, vibration sensing, fault diagnostics, predictive maintenance alerts, and safe-operate capabilities such as safe torque off (STO) and current/torque limiting. Many sanoservo implementations use closed-loop control with high-resolution encoders or resolvers, plus safety-certified communication interfaces (for example EtherCAT or CANopen) to integrate with safety PLCs and robot controllers.

Applications include industrial automation, collaborative robots, medical devices, rehabilitation equipment, and assistive robotics, where real-time safety feedback improves reliability and reduces downtime. The health-oriented approach supports early fault detection and reduces risk of unexpected motor faults.

In practice, the term is generic and its exact meaning varies by vendor. Users evaluating sanoservo should review specifications for torque, speed, encoder resolution, safety features, certification (e.g., ISO 13849-1 or IEC 62061), and integration requirements with existing control architectures.