Franka Research 3 is a force-sensitive robot system from Franka Robotics, tailored for robotics and AI research.

Product passport

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Category: Robotic Arms
Maturityi: Available
Deploymenti: Physical hardware
Purchase access: Not specified
Official source: Official website
Verifiedi: Not yet verified

Reality check

The useful boundary is what works repeatedly in a real environment—not what looks impressive in a demo.

Works well when

Stable, repetitive handling, tending, welding or assembly
Processes with known parts, fixtures and cycle times
Cells where an integrator can own commissioning

Verify before buying

Payload after adding the gripper and cables
End effector, vision and safety-cell cost
Changeover time when the part or fixture changes

Not a magic solution

A solution for a process that changes every day
A turnkey cell without integration and safety work
A reason to skip measuring the current process

About

Franka Research 3 is developed by Franka Robotics, a German research-driven robotics company headquartered in Munich and part of Agile Robots since 2023. It is positioned as a force-sensitive robot system for robotics and AI, offering easy-to-use features alongside low-level access to the robot's control and learning capabilities. It is used in research areas such as manipulation, motion planning, touch perception, and robot learning.