--- title: Franka Emika released ROS 2 support for their robots! description: "The community asked, we delivered: Our robots now support ROS 2!" image: https://franka.de/hubfs/ROS%20Coding_Block2.aae8efa.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 - [English](https://franka.de/news/franka-emika-released-ros-2-support-for-their-robots) - [中文 (Chinese)](https://www.franka-robotics.cn) ![Franka Emika released ROS 2 support for their robots!](https://franka.de/hs-fs/hubfs/ROS%20Coding_Block2.aae8efa.jpg?width=2000&name=ROS%20Coding_Block2.aae8efa.jpg) # Franka Emika released ROS 2 support for their robots! Published by [Laura](https://franka.de/news/author/laura) on 2.5.2022 The community asked, we delivered: Our robots now support ROS 2! Among many other features, franka\_ros2 is capable of performing torque control via ros2\_control and is compatible with MoveIt 2. At Franka Emika, we value our community and believe in its existential importance for future innovative solutions. For further details, click [here](https://frankaemika.github.io/docs/franka_ros2.html). 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