--- title: Applications description: Explore how Franka Robotics' force-sensitive robots enable innovation across various sectors with precise manipulation, advanced control, and AI integration. image: https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/V1%20Desktop.jpg?width=1200&name=V1%20Desktop.jpg --- [![Logo Franka Robotics](https://franka.de/hubfs/logo-and-claim.svg "Logo Franka Robotics")](https://franka.de?hsLang=en) [![Logo Franka Robotics](https://franka.de/hubfs/logo.svg "Logo Franka Robotics")](https://franka.de/?hsLang=en) Menu - [Products](https://franka.de/products-overview) - [Franka Research 3](https://franka.de/franka-research-3) - [Diana 7 by Agile Robots](https://franka.de/diana-7) - [Accessories](https://franka.de/accessories) - [Prototypes](https://franka.de/product-prototypes) - [Franka Research 3 Duo](https://franka.de/fr3-duo) - [Mobile FR3 Duo](https://franka.de/mobile-fr3-duo) - [Tactile Mobile Robot](https://franka.de/tmr) - [Franka GELLO and GELLO Duo](https://franka.de/gello) - [Applications](https://franka.de/applications) - [Physical AI](https://franka.de/applications#physical-ai-applications) - [Research](https://franka.de/applications#application-research) - [Service / Innovative](https://franka.de/applications#application-innovation) - [Art](https://franka.de/art) - [Industry](https://franka.de/applications#application-industry) - [Resources](https://franka.de/resources) - [Product Documentation](https://franka.de/documents) - [Development](https://franka.de/develop) - [Community Contributions](https://franka.de/community) - [Community Forum](https://www.franka-community.de/) - [Webinars](https://franka.de/webinars) - [Careers](https://franka.de/careers) - [Company](https://franka.de/company) - [About](https://franka.de/company) - [Contact](https://franka.de/contact) - [News](https://franka.de/news) - [Events](https://franka.de/events) - [Sales Partners](https://franka.de/partners) English - [Deutsch](https://franka.de/de/applications) - [日本語](https://franka.de/ja/applications) - [한국어](https://franka.de/ko/applications) - [English](https://franka.de/applications) - [中文 (Chinese)](https://www.franka-robotics.cn) ![V2companion (1)](https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/V2companion%20(1).jpg?width=1920&name=V2companion%20(1).jpg) SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED ON OUR ROBOTICS PLATFORM # DRIVING INNOVATION WITH ROBOTICS AND AI Our robotics platform empowers visionary thinkers to explore, collaborate, create, and share – fostering advancements in robotics and AI, with impactful applications across diverse industries. 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Researchers can demonstrate bimanual skills, collect highest-quality data (including tactile data), and deploy and benchmark policies – with low-level 1 kHz control access through Franka Control Interface (FCI). 1. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w-CGSQAO5-Q/maxresdefault.jpg) TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Teaching robots new behaviors 2. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xqCJkTjAXDE/maxresdefault.jpg) DROID A large-scale in-the-wild robot manipulation dataset 3. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eyUZX-lCj4M/maxresdefault.jpg) META Advancing robotics and touch perception 4. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2AAFiuEP7iE/maxresdefault.jpg) GOOGLE DEEPMIND Gemini Robotics applies to industrial use cases by seating a belt [![AI services (1)](https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/AI%20services%20(1).png?width=1920&name=AI%20services%20(1).png) ![AI services (1)](https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/AI%20services%20(1).png?width=1920&name=AI%20services%20(1).png)](https://example.com) ACADEMIC & CORPORATE RESEARCH ## FROM AI, ML, ROBOT CONTROL AND MOTION PLANNING, TO MANIPULATION, HRI AND HUMANOIDS For researchers at the cutting edge of AI & Robotics, FRANKA RESEARCH 3 provides a reference force-sensitive robotic platform and powerful control interfaces, for quick time to results and publishing. The platform also offers a low barrier to entry for researchers in search of a robot arm to automate their experimental setup, as well as a support for teaching robot control and automation courses. 1. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OdqJuvAHvGE/maxresdefault.jpg) STANFORD UNIVERSITY Motion Reasoning for Goal-Based Imitation Learning 2. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/og4c1urBoqA/maxresdefault.jpg) IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON RLBench: The Robot Learning Benchmark 3. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5SpWWB_peWc/maxresdefault.jpg) AALBORG UNIVERSITY Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Rock Grasp Learning in Off-Earth Space Environments 4. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lym5cCbjI3k/maxresdefault.jpg) EDINBURGH CENTRE FOR ROBOTICS Learning Generalizable Coupling Terms for Obstacle Avoidance via Low-Dimensional Geometric Descriptors 5. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w0B5S-gCsJk/maxresdefault.jpg) NVIDIA 6-DOF Grasping for Target-driven Object Manipulation in Clutter 6. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uxVBatBMe_Q/maxresdefault.jpg) MIT Provably Safe and Efficient Motion Planning with Uncertain Human Dynamics 7. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fSmm3xP5yMw/maxresdefault.jpg) TU DELFT A novel adaptive controller for robot manipulators using active inference 8. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kgod5ePdZpI/maxresdefault.jpg) ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA A Teleoperation Interface for Loco-manipulation Control of MOCA 9. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xUTcMf5jSW4/maxresdefault.jpg) UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Planning Maximum-Manipulability Cutting Paths - RRT\*-RMM 10. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NwMukXa8kys/maxresdefault.jpg) NVIDIA Guided Uncertainty Aware Policy Optimization INNOVATION WITH ROBOTICS ## SERVICE ROBOTICS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS Our robot system advances industries like agriculture, healthcare, hospitality, and retail by automating routine tasks, boosting efficiency, and elevating customer experiences and your lifestyle. These innovative applications drive industry transformation and create new opportunities for growth. 1. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b0pe358DbcQ/maxresdefault.jpg) CORONA SWAB TESTING SR-NOCS automates the swab testing process with precision comparable to medical personnel, and allows for reduced infection risk and higher efficiency. 2. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T_ujR7v83KU/maxresdefault.jpg) ROBOT BAR Say hello to the Smyze Robotic Bar, which is already operating successfully at several locations in Switzerland and continues to expand worldwide. 3. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HVaGLOurysI/maxresdefault.jpg) WORKSHOP 4.0 FASHION WEEK Behind the scenes of the first digital fashion show, find out how Franka Robotics robots played a key role on stage. Tune in to the show @Philipp Plein. 4. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a6KpHR6jkSc/maxresdefault.jpg) RACLETTE ROBOT When tradition meets innovation: Idiap Research Institute and Eddy Baillifard have taught this robot to serve raclette. ART ![robot symphony](https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/robot%20symphony.png?width=1920&name=robot%20symphony.png) APPLICATIONS ## DISCOVER THE ART MADE WITH FRANKA Franka robots have found their way into concert halls, museums, galleries, and stages around the world — not as machines, but as creative collaborators. Here is a growing collection of art projects that show a different side of what our robots can do. [Explore](https://franka.de/art) NEW INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ## INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS REQUIRE DEXTERITY AND SENSITIVE FORCE FEEDBACK Torque sensors in all joints of the robot arm allow for sensitive manipulation and exploration, which require application of fine-tuned forces and the ability to adapt to work surfaces. Within its workspace, it can reach and operate far-off (855 mm) as well as very close to its own base, and the geometry of the 7 axes allows for complex poses to reach difficult spaces, allowing execution of processes even in confined environments. 1. ![Machine loading Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH](https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/Rheinhausen.af88c67.png?width=1920&name=Rheinhausen.af88c67.png) MACHINE LOADING At Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, the machine loading application was set up and successfully implemented within only 3 hours. 2. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aJkrre6udHE/maxresdefault.jpg) PRESS LOADING The complete automation of the feeding and unloading process of a press brake. 3. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f5Il5x3lY1c/maxresdefault.jpg) CNC MACHINING The Vision ToolRoom – a mobile platform inclusive of Franka robot – is the ideal collaborative colleague in CNC machining. 4. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-Rfo5LBbgNo/maxresdefault.jpg) PCB TESTING Process data such as successful execution and applied forces can be measured and logged: the added value for quality control. 5. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4gGQGJ6HrhA/maxresdefault.jpg) ENDURANCE TEST OF BATTERY COMPARTMENT Operating the touch screen to unlock the battery, pushing it out and in, a test repeated again and again. 6. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yC-6T6lMgyI/maxresdefault.jpg) TOUCHSCREEN TESTING End-of-line testing of fragile elements like touchscreens becomes possible thanks to the robot's sensitive manipulation. 7. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JaSKPUwM3Qc/maxresdefault.jpg) ASSEMBLY An assembly station enables precise screwing of the dowel with simultaneous torque control. 8. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JQhHJsLXuxk/maxresdefault.jpg) ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY A machine is loaded with different components – without any protective fence. 9. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HQt7XZB-rts/maxresdefault.jpg) RAM INSERTION Thanks to force sensitiveness, the board is inserted via a wiggling movement, and applied forces are recorded. 10. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fy8dnS45YyA/maxresdefault.jpg) N.I.S.T. BOARD A board developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for benchmarking robot performance during fastening nuts, connecting connectors, meshing gears and inserting pins. 11. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yNDs30rFbcA/maxresdefault.jpg) ASSEMBLY Placement of final product components into their packaging, making use of force sensitivity and fine-tuned force application for successful, robust fitting. 12. ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9F-9BCGpx6I/maxresdefault.jpg) PACKAGING Thanks to force sensitivity to contacts, no need of pre-determined precise positioning as the robot can move objects to target positions based on force feedback. ![FR3 move new 6](https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/FR3%20move%20new%206.png?width=1920&name=FR3%20move%20new%206.png) ![FR3 move new 6](https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/FR3%20move%20new%206.png?width=1920&name=FR3%20move%20new%206.png) ## CAN OUR PRODUCTS HELP YOU REALIZE YOUR DESIRED APPLICATION? 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