Franka Robotics
Munich, Germany
Industrial Arms & Cobots · Founded 2016 · Growth
Franka Robotics is a German, research-driven robotics company headquartered in Munich, founded in 2016 and part of Agile Robots since 2023. It develops the Franka Research 3 (FR3), a force-sensitive robot arm built for robotics and AI research, along with accessories and software interfaces. The company offers low-level access to robot control and learning capabilities, and is positioning itself as a reference platform for physical AI, including tactile teleoperation and mobile manipulation. It also distributes Diana 7 by Agile Robots, now compatible with its control interface. Its customers are mainly universities, research labs and R&D teams, and the platform is widely used in academic and industrial research. Franka Robotics was acquired from insolvency by Agile Robots in November 2023 and has produced over 1,000 FR3 robots.
Visit website- Based in
- Munich, Germany
- Founded
- 2016
- Builds
- Industrial Arms & Cobots, Physical AI & World Models, Robotics Education & Research
- Industries
- Research & Education, Robotics & Automation
- Stage
- Growth
- Team
- 100 to 150 people
- Funding raised
- $30.1M
- Open roles
- 4