Franka Robotics

Franka Robotics is a German, research-driven robotics company headquartered in Munich and operating globally. It was founded in 2016 and has been part of Agile Robots since 2023. The company develops robot systems that act as a reference platform for robotics and AI research. Its stated mission is to give AI systems a physical robot body.

Robot platforms

• Franka Research 3: a force-sensitive robot system with easy-to-use features and low-level access to control and learning functions.
• Physical AI systems: a new generation of robot systems for physical intelligence research, from tactile teleoperation to mobile manipulation.
• Diana 7: a robot from Agile Robots that now supports the Franka Control Interface and has been added to the Franka ecosystem, adding greater reach and payload capacity to its portfolio.
• System software: the site announces System Image v5.10 as now available for its robots.

Community and research use

The company runs a Franka Community that shares research and teaching highlights, from touch perception and robot teaching to safe motion planning and a robotic assistant for chemistry experiments. Its systems are aimed at researchers, academics and developers who want to collect data at scale and carry out real-world learning. The site also lists robot-assisted surgery research among community projects.

Mission and community

Franka Robotics describes its mission as giving AI a robot body, so that professionals can explore, collaborate, create and share. The company expects capable AI-powered robots to work alongside people and improve everyday life. Community highlights include a large in-the-wild manipulation dataset and reactive base control for mobile manipulation.

Key facts

• Based in: Munich, Germany
• Founded: 2016
• Products: Franka Research 3, Diana 7 (an Agile Robots robot added to the Franka ecosystem)
• Markets: robotics and AI research and academia