Endpoint Controller Context

Market context

FORT Endpoint Controller is a safety-control device for autonomous machines, supporting wireless stop, machine inputs and networked control behavior.

  • Target environment: Mobile robots, heavy equipment, industrial machines and physical-AI deployments operating near people.
  • Workflow context: Installed as part of the safety and supervisory control layer around autonomous or remotely operated machines.
  • Customer context: Robot OEMs, fleet operators, heavy-equipment builders, industrial integrators and safety engineering teams.
  • Deployment model: Commercial safety-control hardware and platform integration.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial deployment infrastructure with safety-certification positioning.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on safety architecture, certification requirements, radio performance, integration effort, fleet workflow and operator procedures.
  • Market position: Machine-safety infrastructure for autonomous-machine deployments.
  • Adjacent products: Adjacent to wireless E-stop systems, functional-safety controllers, remote-operation stacks and fleet supervision tools.

Specifications

  • Safety Type: SIL 3 certified under IEC 61508
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth Low Energy; Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; ISM 902-928 MHz North America / 868 MHz EU; Ethernet
  • Dimensions: 228 x 176 x 70 mm
  • Safety Features: Safety stop can be triggered by inputs including buttons, fire alarms, light curtains, door switches and sensors
  • Software: FORT Manager web app and APIs for configuration, pairing and machine management
  • Connectors: ≤2 RP-TNC antenna connectors, 2 M12 Ethernet connectors and 23-pin main integration connector

Comparable Systems

View Endpoint Controller overview