Safety Notes
SwayForm is designed for classroom robotics learning, but it is still a physical robot. Students should treat every moving part with care. For the full protected motion-control architecture and layered emergency-stop system, see the public Safety page and the Robot Safety and Acceptable Use Policy.
Safety
The goal of the labs is controlled learning, not seeing how far the robot can be pushed.
Keep hands clear while a demo or approved program is running.
Stop the running script before repositioning objects near the robot.
Do not force the robot's arms, hands, head, or base by hand.
Use safe joint limits instead of testing random servo angles.
Keep tabletop objects light and easy to move.
Make sure the robot is stable before running arm or base motions.
If a motion looks wrong, stop the script before trying again.
Know where the emergency stop / servo-power cutoff is before running any program.
Never run a program on the physical robot without an instructor or supervisor present.
Why review happens before motion
Every program a student writes is validated and instructor-approved before it can move the robot — see Classroom Workflow. That review step exists specifically so unsafe or malformed code is caught before it ever reaches a motor.