HIGH-TECH ROBOT SYSTEMS DESIGNED FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH
Franka Robotics offers high-tech robotic systems tailored for advanced research, combining hig hest-quality mechatronics, powerful software, and versatile add-ons, seamless ly integrating with third-party accessories to support a wide range of innovative applications.
Franka Robotics offers high-tech robotic systems tailored for advanced research, combining hig hest-quality mechatronics, powerful software, and versatile add-ons, seamless ly integrating with third-party accessories to support a wide range of innovative applications.
Franka Research 3
DISCOVER THE NEW FRANKA RESEARCH 3
Franka Research 3 is the reference world-class, force-sensitive robot system tailored for AI and robotics research. It empowers researchers with easy-to-use robot features as well as with low-level access to robot’s control and learning capabilities.
The force-sensitive robot Diana 7 excels with its 7 axes, high precision, and intuitive software, which enables easy operation without requiring advanced programming skills. The introduction of FCI enables users to bypass software layers and directly access the robot’s control algorithms, making Diana 7 suitable for research as well.
„The Franka robot system is ideal for our research in reactive, robust manipulation in open-ended environments. It is also well suited for our work toward collaborative manipulation alongside people.“
Dieter Fox, Senior Director - Robotics Research, NVIDIA
„Humans and robots are differently intelligent; by interacting, we can combine skills to do more than what we could achieve separately.“
Leila Takayama, Associate Professor - Human-Robot Interaction, University of California
„A new era of robotic applications calls for a new robot generation. Franka is laying down a solid foundation for the new challenges in real-world robotics applications.“
Oussama Khatib, Director - Robotics Lab, Stanford University
THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THEORY AND APPLICATION, FOR YOUR TEACHING AND RESEARCH WORK
A SUCCESS STORY FROM TU WIEN
At the Automation and Control Institute (ACIN) of the TU Wien, Prof. Christian Ott's group conducts research in the domains of manipulation and locomotion. They utilize the Franka robot interfaced with MATLAB Simulink to seamlessly transition algorithms developed in theoretical and simulated environments directly into real-world robot applications. In a project centered on hardware-in-the-loop simulation, the toolbox enabled real-time communication with the robot. Leveraging integration blocks from Simulink, such as transformation matrices, researchers could monitor all aspects of the system in real-time. Additionally, they could send real-time torque commands to the robot. This streamlined process simplified their workflow, enabling them to concentrate on the development of the control system.
Add-ons
ENHANCE YOUR ROBOT SYSTEM FURTHER WITH NATIVE ADD-ONS
The Hand is Franka Robotics' 2-finger gripper with exchangeable fingertips, fully integrated with the software of Franka Research 3, therefore plug-and-use. The fingertips can easily be changed and adapted to the objects to be grasped, e.g. by using 3D-printed fingertips.
Apps are modular building blocks that can be combined into App Workflows to prototype robot behaviors rapidly. Each App contains a context menu where the user is guided interactively to enter parameters like speed and force, as well as to set robot poses by demonstration.
RIDE is the development interface for writing custom Apps and connecting third-party hardware and external resources. It's the ideal tool for customizing and extending the system’s capabilities.
NVIDIA Isaac Sim makes your development and testing better and faster, by creating photorealistic, physically accurate virtual environments. The scalable robotics simulation and synthetic data-generation tool is designed to seamlessly integrate with the latest robotic systems, including FR3. With such integration, you can replicate real-world scenarios and conduct comprehensive testing as well as analysis.
Franka Toolbox for MATLAB provides all necessary control options and signals from the FR3 robot, resulting in a quick, intuitive, and robust way for students and researchers to evaluate their algorithms – whether in the laboratory or classroom. In the toolbox, users will find a rich set of MATLAB® scripts and Simulink® blocks, and a collection of advanced demos, covering a wide array of possibilities for controlling the robot.
ROS 2, the successor to the widely acclaimed ROS, stands as a beacon of innovation, unlocking new possibilities for researchers and industry professionals alike. In keeping with our promise to support researchers and developers with robust and versatile tools to shape the future of robotics, we have released a brand-new Franka ROS 2 package. The comprehensive package offers a plethora of functionalities to enrich your FR3 robots with the full spectrum of opportunities unleashed by ROS 2.
Franka AI Companion elegantly combines the hardware and software you need to streamline the setup and speed execution of your robotics and AI research work, while also offering NVIDIA® GPU-accelerated edge computational power and real-time 1kHz control.
DISCOVER THE BRILLIANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FRANKA COMMUNITY
The Franka Community is renowned for its innovative and collaborative spirit in the fields of robotics and AI. Explore some of the standout contributions that make this community exceptional!
