THE PLATFORM OF CHOICE FOR CUTTING EDGE AI & ROBOTICS RESEARCH

FRANKA RESEARCH 3

Franka Research 3 is the reference world-class, force sensitive robot system that

empowers researchers with easy-to-use robot features as well as with low-level
access to robot's control and learning capabilities.

 

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ROBOT SYSTEM

Franka Research 3's robot system includes the Arm and its Control. The force sensitive and agile Arm features 7 DOF with torque sensors at each joint, industrial-grade pose repeatability of +/- 0.1 mm and negligible path deviation even at high velocities. It comes with a payload of 3 kg, a reach of 855 mm and a workspace coverage of 94.5 %.

 

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FRANKA CONTROL INTERFACE

FCI is the ideal interface to explore low-level programming and control schemes, providing the current status of the robot and enabling its direct torque control, at 1 kHz. On top of the C++ interface libfranka, integration with the most popular ecosystems ROS, ROS 2 and MATLAB & Simulink is available!

 

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testimonials
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    „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

     

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    „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

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    „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

     

Franka Toolbox for MATLAB TU Wien
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.

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  1. FRANKA HAND

    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.

     

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  2. APP PACKAGE

    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.

     

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  3. APP DEVELOPMENT FOR FR3 (RIDE)

    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.

     

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  4. NVIDIA® Isaac Sim™

    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.

     

    Find out more about AI and Simulation Using NVIDIA Isaac Sim 4.0

  5. FRANKA TOOLBOX FOR MATLAB

    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.

     

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  6. FRANKA ROS 2

    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.

     

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  8. FRANKA AI COMPANION

    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.

    • Integration of GPU power with real-time control
    • Simplified research setup
    • Extended capabilities
    • Setup sharing

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Interface

THE RIGHT INTERFACE FOR EACH USE CASE

Three access levels to the robot address different needs and skills,
for the whole spectrum of robotics research.
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    DESK

    The ease of use and minimal programming time makes Desk the most suitable interface for rapid prototyping, simple human robot interaction studies and demos.

     

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    RIDE

    It enables researchers to fully integrate the Franka Robotics system into experimental setups, and exploit its integrated high performance controllers. It is also a great tool for teaching introductory robotics.

     

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    FCI

    FCI bypasses the robot’s Control to let researchers run their own control algorithms in external real-time capable PCs at 1 kHz. It is the ideal interface to explore low-level planning and control schemes.

     

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  DESK RIDE FCI
Workflow-based programming using Apps    
Quick prototyping of experiments and demos    
Execution of robot tasks  
Development of customized Apps    
Connection of third-party hardware  
Connection of external resources  
1 kHz torque, position and velocity control    
1 kHz measurement of sensor signals and robot status    
Access to kinematic and dynamic robot model    
Integration with ROS and MATLAB & Simulink    

 

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