Franka Research 3

Overview

7-axis torque-controlled research cobot, the de facto standard platform for academic manipulation research worldwide. Full joint torque sensing at 1 kHz enables sub-Newton force control, imitation learning, and haptic teleoperation. Ships with open-source libfranka and full ROS/ROS 2 support.

Variants & pricing

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Sensors

• Torque sensors in all 7 joints
• Joint position encoders (dual channel)
• External force-torque sensing via joint torques

Locomotion

fixed mount

Manipulation

Arms: 7 DOF · Hands: Flange connector; optional Franka Hand 2-finger gripper

Use cases

academic research, manipulation research, imitation learning, haptic teleoperation, force control, AI robotics

Software

OS: Franka OS (Linux-based, PREEMPT-RT) · SDK: ✓ · ROS: ✓ · Open source: ✓ · Languages: C++, Python

Key facts

• Reach: 855 mm. Repeatability: ±0.1 mm.
• Torque sensors in all 7 joints enable sub-Newton force sensing.
• Redundant 7-DOF kinematics with 94.5% workspace coverage.
• Franka Control Interface (FCI) exposes full 1 kHz torque-level control.
• Open-source libfranka (C++) and franka_ros / franka_ros2 packages.
• De facto standard platform for manipulation and AI robotics research.
• Deployed at hundreds of universities and research labs globally.

About Franka Robotics

Developer of torque-controlled collaborative robot arms for research and precision tasks. De facto standard platform for academic manipulation research.

https://franka.de · Founded: 2016 · HQ: Munich, Germany