Who makes Franka Research 3?

Franka Research 3 is made by Franka Robotics, based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2016.

Where is Franka Research 3 deployed?

No verified deployments of Franka Research 3 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

Is Franka Research 3 safe?

Franka Research 3 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Franka Research 3

Name: Franka Research 3
Brand: Franka Robotics

Overview

Franka Robotics' Research 3 (FR3) is a 7-degree-of-freedom collaborative robot arm with high compliance, designed for research and R&D; it is programmable and interfaceable via external sensors and supports ROS, ROS2, MoveIt, and MATLAB.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments: None on file
Sources on file: 1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Franka Research 3.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

https://qviro.com/product/franka-emika/production-3/specifications

Common questions

What is Franka Research 3?: Franka Robotics' Research 3 (FR3) is a 7-degree-of-freedom collaborative robot arm with high compliance, designed for research and R&D; it is programmable and interfaceable via external sensors and supports ROS, ROS2, MoveIt, and MATLAB.
Who makes Franka Research 3?: Franka Research 3 is made by Franka Robotics, based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2016.
Where is Franka Research 3 deployed?: No verified deployments of Franka Research 3 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Franka Research 3 safe?: Franka Research 3 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: cobot

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

No press coverage on file for Franka Research 3 yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /models/franka-research-3.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/models/ca31e4f5-54aa-482a-a0a9-63949e8b430b
Revision history: /models/franka-research-3/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

DEPLOY Intelligence Score

0.0/ 100

vs 6 months ago

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 46% of Cobot

Analysis

Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.

Signal flags

No new deployment (12 months)

Dimension breakdown

Safety Record

95.0LOW

Adoption Spread

8.931.1LOW

IP Activity

5.0LOW

Deployment Scale

0.0LOW

Market Presence

0.0LOW

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

Last computed: Jul 3, 2026

Intelligence layer