Franka Research 3

Franka Robotics' Research 3 (FR3) is a 7-degree-of-freedom collaborative robot arm with high compliance, designed for research and R&D; it is programmable and interfaceable via external sensors and supports ROS, ROS2, MoveIt, and MATLAB.

Yes. Franka Research 3 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Franka Research 3's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Degrees of freedom: 7; Reach: 0.855 m; Weight: 18 kg; Payload: 3 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.

Franka Research 3 is made by Franka Robotics, based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2016.

1 verified deployment of Franka Research 3 is on the DEPLOY registry, including at New York City, New York, USA.

Franka Research 3 is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable cobot robots to Franka Research 3 include DOBOT Magician, UR5e, Dobot CR5, EC66.

Franka Research 3 and DOBOT Magician (Dobot · 4 deployments) are both cobot robots on the DEPLOY registry. Franka Research 3 has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Franka Research 3 ranks in roughly the top 40% of cobot models tracked by the registry.

Franka Research 3 is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

Franka Research 3 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

The Franka Research 3 (FR3) is a 7-DOF collaborative robot arm tailored for AI and robotics research. It costs from 33,180 EUR (including tax). It is a force-sensitive robot system designed as a reference platform for advanced research in AI and robotics.