IEC 63310:2025

Functional performance criteria for AAL robots used in connected home environment

IEC 63310:2025 deals with the functional performance criteria and guidelines for robots intended for use in the active assisted living connected home environment (AAL CHE).
This document does not cover safety requirements of robots.
This document is applicable to robots which provide the AAL user (or AAL care recipient) with one or more of the following services and support in the AAL CHE:
- information and data management;
- monitoring service;
- communication support;
- activity support;
- mobility support;
- other support.
AAL robots can be subject to additional relevant regulations and standards.
This document is not applicable to robots used for medical purposes.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Jan-2025
• ICS: 03.080 - Services
• ICS: 11.180 - Aids for disabled or handicapped persons
• Technical Committee: SyC AAL - Active Assisted Living
• Drafting Committee: WG 5 - SyC AAL/WG 5
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 17-Jan-2025
• Completion Date: 31-Jan-2025

Overview

IEC 63310:2025 - Functional performance criteria for AAL robots used in connected home environment defines functional performance criteria and guidance for robots intended for Active Assisted Living (AAL) in the Connected Home Environment (CHE). The standard focuses on non-medical AAL robots that provide services such as information and data management, monitoring, communication support, activity support, mobility support and other assistive functions.
Important exclusions: IEC 63310 does not cover safety requirements and is not applicable to robots used for medical purposes. It complements other regulatory and standards requirements that may apply to AAL devices.

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard sets out functional performance areas and test-related guidance (see clauses and annexes). Key topics include:

• General requirements: power consumption, airborne acoustical noise, usability, accessibility and reliability expectations for AAL robots.
• Information & data management: personalized data handling, storage and data security and privacy considerations tailored to AAL users.
• Monitoring services: multi‑sensory monitoring capability (vision, auditory, touch, smell), reminders, emergency alarms, interconnection and collaborative actions.
• Communication support: audio and video communication performance and quality for remote interaction and telecare.
• Activity support: diversity of supported daily activities, human–robot interaction and connected home management integration.
• Mobility support: criteria for wearable, wheeled and other mobility assistance robots in the home.
• Testing and conformity: environmental test conditions, sample selection, battery preparation, robot operation, test methods and the required test report content.
• User guidance: instructions for use and required training documentation for AAL users and caregivers.

Practical applications and who uses this standard

IEC 63310 is designed to help practitioners ensure functional suitability of AAL robots for older adults and care recipients in smart homes. Typical users include:

• Robot manufacturers and product designers (requirements-driven design)
• System integrators and IoT/home-automation developers (CHE interoperability)
• Test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies (functional testing and reporting)
• Healthcare purchasers, assisted‑living facility operators and caregivers (procurement specifications)
• Policy makers and standards developers (benchmarking non-medical AAL robotics)

Benefits: improved product quality, clearer test criteria for certification, increased market acceptance, and better support for independent living in connected homes.

Related standards and references

• IEC 60050-871 (Active Assisted Living terminology) is normatively referenced.
• Annex B of IEC 63310 lists relevant existing ISO/IEC standards; implementers should consult that annex and local regulatory requirements for safety, medical device classification, cybersecurity and privacy compliance.

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INTERNATIONAL
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Functional performance criteria for AAL robots used in connected home
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Independence level of AAL care recipient . 10
5 General requirements . 10
5.1 Power consumption . 10
5.2 Airborne acoustical noise . 10
5.3 Usability . 10
5.4 Accessibility . 10
5.5 Reliability . 10
6 Functional performance requirements . 11
6.1 Information and data management . 11
6.1.1 General . 11
6.1.2 Data security and privacy . 11
6.1.3 Personalized information and data management . 11
6.2 Monitoring . 12
6.2.1 General . 12
6.2.2 Vision . 12
6.2.3 Auditory sense . 12
6.2.4 Touch . 12
6.2.5 Smell . 12
6.2.6 Reminder and emergency alarms. 12
6.2.7 Interconnection and collaborative action . 12
6.2.8 Data storage . 12
6.3 Communication support . 13
6.3.1 General . 13
6.3.2 Audio . 13
6.3.3 Video . 13
6.4 Activity support . 13
6.4.1 General . 13
6.4.2 Diversity of activity support . 13
6.4.3 Operation . 13
6.4.4 Interaction . 13
6.4.5 AAL connected home management . 14
6.5 Mobility support . 14
6.5.1 General . 14
6.5.2 Wearable mobility assistance robots . 14
6.5.3 Wheeled mobility assistance robots . 14
6.5.4 Other mobility assistance robots . 14
6.6 Other functions . 14
7 General conditions for the tests . 14
7.1 Environmental conditions, test equipment and materials . 14
7.2 Number of samples . 14
7.3 Preparation of the battery . 15

7.4 Robot operation . 15
8 Test methods . 15
9 Test report . 15
10 Instructions for use and training . 16
10.1 Instructions for use . 16
10.2 Training . 16
Annex A (informative) Examples of activities supported by AAL robots . 17
Annex B (informative) Relevant existing ISO/IEC International Standards . 18
Bibliography . 20

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FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR AAL ROBOTS USED IN THE
CONNECTED HOME ENVIRONMENT
FOREWORD
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this document is to consider the needs and characteristics of an active assisted
living (AAL) user and to integrate these into the development, design and evaluation of an AAL
robot for use in the connected home environment (CHE).
With the increase of the global population aging, it is going to be increasingly difficult for family
members or healthcare workers to adequately undertake home care duty. Personal service
robots could be an option for addressing the resulting bottleneck in daily life and health care by
supporting the independent living of the AAL user in their connected home environment. From
a market perspective, global sales of robots have been increasing in recent years and this is
expected to continue in the future. More and more autonomous robotic systems have been used
widely by consumers in the home environment, especially in the AAL connected home
environment (CHE). However, the gap analysis of standards shows that the current robots'
functional performance standards do not focus on the characteristics and needs of the AAL
user.
It is within the scope and responsibility of IEC SyC AAL to consider the needs and
characteristics of the AAL user and to integrate these into AAL standardization work.
This document will make it possible to recognize and define AAL robots’ function and
performance and specific technical requirements in the CHE. This document will provide criteria
and guidelines for the products design, testing and certification, and help to improve the quality
of the robot products. AAL robots can be subject to additional relevant regulations and
standards.
As a result, by providing AAL robots to the market that are in accordance with this document,
the following benefits will be achieved:
• assist the AAL users (including AAL care recipients) to live more independently in their
homes;
• increase AAL robots’ market acceptance;
• facilitate AAL robots’ industry scale acceptance.

FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR AAL ROBOTS USED IN THE
CONNECTED HOME ENVIRONMENT
1 Scope
This document deals with the functional performance criteria and guidelines for robots intended
for use in the active assisted living connected home environment (AAL CHE).
This document does not cover safety requirements of robots.
This document is applicable to robots which provide the AAL user (or AAL care recipient) with
one or more of the following services and support in the AAL CHE:
– information and data management;
– monitoring service;
– communication support;
– activity support;
– mobility support;
– other support.
AAL robots can be subject to additional relevant regulations and standards.
This document is not applicable to robots used for medical purposes.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60050-871, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Part 871: Active Assisted Living
(AAL), available at https://www.electropedia.org
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-871 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp

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3.1
AAL
active assisted living
concepts, products, services, and systems combining technologies and social environment with
the aim of improving the quality of people's lives
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-871:2018, 871-01-02]
3.2
AAL user
person who uses or benefits from, or uses and benefits from, AAL devices, systems or services
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-871:2018, 871-02-05, modified – The term "active assisted living user"
has been omitted.]
3.3
AAL care recipient
person who receives and consumes AAL care services
Note 1 to entry: The concept denoted by the term "AAL user" (IEV 871-02-05) includes a wider range of people,
including people who do not necessarily require AAL care services.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-871:2023, 871-02-18]
3.4
connected home environment
CHE
home environment that provides a home network (IEV 732-10-01) so that devices within the
home can communicate to one another and to devices outside the home
Note 1 to entry: AAL connected homes and smart homes share some commonalities.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-871:2023, 871-05-10, modified – The abbreviated term "CHE" has been
added.]
3.5
robot
programmed actuated mechanism with a degree of autonomy to perform locomotion,
manipulation or positioning
Note 1 to entry: A robot includes the control system.
Note 2 to entry: Examples of mechanical structure of robots are manipulator, mobile platform and wearable robot.
[SOURCE: ISO 8373:2021, 3.1]
3.6
AAL robot
robot or robot system that provides AAL users with such services as monitoring, communication
support, activity support, mobility support, and information and data management
3.7
functional performance
characteristics defining the ability of the products or systems to achieve the intended functions
for which the products or systems are intended to be used

3.8
usability
extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with
effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-871:2018, 871-01-08]
3.9
accessibility
extent to which products, systems, services, environments and facilities can be used by people
from a population with the widest range of user needs, characteristics and capabilities to
achieve identified goals in identified contexts of use
Note 1 to entry: Context of use includes direct use or use supported by assistive technologies.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-872:2022, 872-04-01]
3.10
reliability
ability to perform as required, without failure, for a given time interval, under given conditions
Note 1 to entry: The time interval duration can be expressed in units appropriate to the item concerned, e.g.
calendar time, operating cycles, distance run, etc., and the units should always be clearly stated.
Note 2 to entry: Given conditions include aspects that affect reliability, such as: mode of operation, stress levels,
environmental conditions, and maintenance.
Note 3 to entry: Reliability can be quantified using measures defined in Section 192-05, Reliability rel
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