Franka Research 3
Franka Research 3 (FR3) is the seventh-generation force-sensitive robot arm by Franka Robotics, engineered and manufactured in Germany. It offers 7 degrees of freedom, 855 mm reach, 3 kg payload, and position repeatability below ±0.1 mm. Each joint has an integrated torque sensor enabling precise force control and intuitive hand-guiding.
The Franka Control Interface (FCI) provides low-level real-time control at 1 kHz: torque, position, and velocity commands in joint and Cartesian space. FR3 integrates with ROS 2, MATLAB, and Simulink. Workspace efficiency is 94.5%. FR3 is widely used in embodied AI research, imitation learning, and force control.
Classification
serves as: Manipulation, Manipulator, Force sensor, Research and Education, Real-time control.
Which group Franka Research 3 belongs to and how it is built
Technical specification
Basic physical properties of Franka Research 3 — dimensions, weight and materials
Software
FCI (libfranka C++, 1 kHz), franka_ros2 (ROS 2 Control + MoveIt 2 + RViz + Gazebo), MATLAB/Simulink Robotics Toolbox, Python (franky/frankx). Widely used in Embodied AI and imitation learning research.