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European Union — Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

Published29 June 2023

Issued by European Parliament and Council of the European Union.

Summary

Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 modernised European machinery law for connected, autonomous, and AI-enabled machinery. It replaced the older Machinery Directive and addressed risks created when software or machine learning systems influence physical movement. The regulation is relevant to embodied AI because machines with self-evolving or autonomous behaviour must be assessed for safety risks, including risks arising from software updates or system drift. It also supports human-robot collaboration safeguards, including physical safety overrides that remain available independently of the AI controller.

Why it matters

Risk assessment for autonomous or self-evolving machinery; safety requirements for AI-integrated physical systems; protection against unsafe software updates and machine learning drift; human-robot collaboration safeguards; physical safety overrides such as emergency stops.

Governance themes

Topics

Record metadata

Region
Europe
Governance themes
AI governance, Embodied AI, Robotics, Safety, Risk management, Standards
Document type
Regulation
Status
Published
Publication date
29 June 2023
Last updated
27 June 2026
Language
English
Original source
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Plain citation

European Parliament and Council of the European Union, Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery, 29 June 2023.

BibTeX

@misc{eu_machinery_regulation_2023_1230_embodied_ai,
  title        = {European Union — Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230},
  author       = {European Parliament and Council of the European Union},
  year         = {2023},
  howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
  url          = {https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R1230}
}

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Recorded cross-references

  • European Union — Conformity Assessment Guidelines for High-Risk AI Systems
  • ISO 10218 Robotics Safety
  • UNECE WP.29 Cyber Security and Software Update Regulations

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