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ROS2 Safety Policy Runtime: Gate Robot Commands First

Intercept navigation, manipulation, and e-stop with policies before the stack runs. Verify hazardous moves; always approve emergency stop.

May 15, 20268 min read

ROS2 fleets depend on timely commands — and timely stops. A safety policy runtime sits between your planner and the motor stack, authorizing navigation, manipulation, and safety-critical actions.

Example policies

  • navigate → verify in human-proximity zones
  • emergency_stop → always approve
  • dock → approve when battery low
  • calibrate_arm → verify unless maintenance mode

Edge and offline

Warehouses lose Wi-Fi. Sanctum runs heuristics and local Ollama risk on the edge node so gates stay closed when cloud is down — see offline runtime trust.

Embodied AI policy gate · Architecture

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Give every agent action a trust boundary.

Start with Connect Agent, keep the SDK path for deeper fleets, and prove exactly what was approved, blocked, or contained.