Franka Robotics
Research 3 (FR3)
A 7-axis arm with torque sensing in every joint and 1 kHz low-level control. A standard arm in university robot-learning labs.
Industrial · $20k+ Arrives assembled
List price Checked 2026-10-20
$29,218 USD
Vention listing, arm with controller. Franka itself sells by quote. Gripper (Franka Hand) not listed in the price.
Specs and prices change. Confirm with Franka Robotics before you buy.
Specifications
- Payload
- 3 kg
- Reach
- 855 mm
- Repeatability
- ±0.1 mm
- Arm weight
- 18.3 kg
- Control rate
- 1000 Hz
- DOF
- 7
- Gripper
- Depends on bundle
- Connection
- Ethernet (Franka Control Interface)
- Software
- libfranka (C++)ROS 1ROS 2MATLAB & Simulink
— means the maker doesn't publish it. Sources are at the bottom of this page.
Payload ratings are usually best case, near the base. Expect less at full reach.
Pick it if
- You need joint-torque control for contact-rich tasks
- You want the same arm as published robot-learning datasets and papers
Trade-offs
- About $29k before a gripper
- Heavy (18.3 kg); needs a fixed mount and a real-time Linux PC