Robots, drones and vehicles now take orders from software. We test who can send those orders, and that each machine stops safely when something goes wrong.
Command log
- 10:40:55Zone C: people detectedLogged
- 10:41:02move R-12 to Bay 3Allowed
- 10:41:09move R-07 to Aisle 4Allowed
- 10:42:15move R-07 into Zone CRejected
- 10:42:15R-07 holds positionSafe stop
Safety controller: no robot enters Zone C while people are there
Trace a command
Every order crosses six hops.
Pick where an attacker gets in. See which hop should stop the order before a machine moves.
- Operator consoleGets in here
- Fleet serverStopped here
- Radio link
- Robot controller
- Safety controller
- Motors
The control
Operator roles, and a second person for unusual commands.
What happens
The command waits until a second operator approves it.
Security and safety, tested together.
Safety
Safety limits must hold when the software is wrong.
The safety controller should stop a machine at the zone edge, whatever the fleet software asks.
We test that it does, with your safety engineers in the room.
Testing
Test where failure is safe.
We start in a simulator, move to a test rig, then run a supervised trial.
Your safety lead decides when each stage goes ahead.
Go or no-go from your safety lead before each stage
What to do first.
Know who can command.
List every person and system that can send a machine an order.
Sign every command.
Machines should refuse orders they can't verify.
Keep safety separate.
Safety limits run on their own controller, outside the fleet software.
Plan for a lost link.
Decide what each machine does when it loses contact, then test it.
Questions we hear.
Will you test on our live fleet?
No. We test in a simulator, on a test rig or in a supervised trial you approve. Never on machines doing real work.
Do you replace our safety engineers?
No. We work alongside them. Security testing doesn't replace safety validation, and your safety lead decides when each stage goes ahead.
Which machines does this cover?
Machines that take orders over a network: warehouse robots, drones, vehicles and industrial equipment.
Where do we start?
Pick the commands, sensors and recovery steps that matter most. Bring your safety team to the first call.
Test security and safety together.
Pick the commands and recovery steps that matter most. We'll test them where failure is safe.