Franka Robotics

Great to be back at the Robotics Summit & Expo this week in #Boston. Franka Robotics team had a busy and exciting few days showcasing our latest developments in robotic manipulation and teleoperation, including the FR3 Duo and the Franka GELLO teleoperation kit. It was great to see so much interest at the booth and to have meaningful conversations around robotics research, automation, and real-world applications. Beyond the demos, the event was filled with meetings with customers, partners, and new faces from across the industry, along with interviews, live discussions, and plenty of networking opportunities. What stood out most was seeing how much the robotics ecosystem in Boston continues to grow. The energy across the event, the quality of the conversations, and the number of innovative companies and researchers in one place made this year’s summit especially exciting. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to connect with us - we’re looking forward to continuing the conversations and building the future of robotics together. 👉 Find out more about the FR3 Duo: https://franka.de/fr3-duo 🤝 For those who was interested to join our teams across the globe: https://franka.de/careers https://lnkd.in/gYEkxMx2 #Boston #RoboticsSummit #Robotics #AI #Networking #FrankaRobotics

Robust, dexterous manipulation in real environment? Challenge accepted! Check out how Eka Robotics showcases advanced robotic manipulation built on the Franka robot. From picking a raspberry to screwing in a light bulb - simple for humans, still highly complex for robots, requiring precise perception, force control, and adaptability. Franka Research 3 is a strong fit here thanks to its torque sensing, compliant behavior, and highly flexible control architecture, making it ideal for developing and testing advanced manipulation policies in real-world settings. Eka Robotics' Vision-Force-Action (VFA) model pushes toward more general, performant, and safe physical AI systems. Exciting to see what’s ahead! 👉🏼Find out more about Eka Robotics: https://ekarobotics.com 🔍Discover all features of FR3 robot: https://lnkd.in/g_ck-3rg #Robotics #PhysicalAI #ForceControl #FrankaRobotics #Manipulation #RoboticLearning

How Do Franka Robots Turn Interaction into Intelligence?   At IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2026, Booth 37, Franka Robotics will showcase two FR3 Duo demonstrations highlighting different approaches to robot learning and autonomous manipulation.   Powered by LABS and Franka GELLO Duo, one setup demonstrates teleoperation and structured data collection within the Franka Research 3 ecosystem. Through a leader–follower workflow, operator inputs are translated into robot motion while synchronized datasets are recorded to support robot learning workflows. Precise movements, timing, and interaction patterns are captured to enable scalable learning from real human guidance, combining intuitive control with high-quality data generation.   Alongside it, a second FR3 Duo setup showcases on-device inference using Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics, translating natural language instructions into executable robot actions in real time. Together, the demonstrations illustrate the progression from human-guided interaction to autonomous robot execution.   Experience both demonstrations live at our booth!   📍VIECON, Congress & Exhibition Center Vienna, Austria 🗓️ June 1-5   👉🏼 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dv7XX-Fz   #FR3Duo #Robotics #PhysicalAI #HumanRobotInteraction #RobotLearning

🧠 ECHO: A smarter memory for robot learning How can robots handle long, complex tasks without “forgetting” what matters along the way? A new research paper introduces ECHO, a memory system for Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models. Instead of storing experiences as a flat list, ECHO organizes them in a structured, hierarchical way - similar to how humans group and recall memories. This helps robots better reuse past experiences and solve new tasks that require combining multiple steps. In experiments, this approach improved performance on long-horizon robot tasks by 12.8% when integrated into a foundation model. To test these ideas in the real world, the Franka Research 3 robot was used as the reference platform. Its precise torque control, accurate joint sensing, and high repeatability make it ideal for learning-based manipulation. These properties ensure stable, reliable execution over long task sequences, where even small errors can accumulate and impact learning. 👏 Kudos to all involved researchers for this great work Yanbin Hu, Jin Cui, Jiayi Lu, Ruixuan Yang, Jun Ye, Boran Zhao, Xingyu Chen, Xuguang Lan, Pengju Ren. 📄 https://lnkd.in/dNBuDVqf 👉 Find out more about our reference platform for robotics & AI: https://lnkd.in/g_ck-3rg #Robotics #AI #MachineLearning #VisionLanguageAction #FoundationModels

1 week left until Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston!   Still planning your visit? Meet the Franka Robotics team there from May 27-28 in Hall C, Booth 207.   At this year’s event, we will showcase FR3 Duo data collection using Franka GELLO Duo, highlighting intuitive teleoperation within the Franka Research 3 ecosystem through a coordinated leader-follower setup.   Powered by LABS, the setup enables the collection of structured, high-quality robot data through natural human guidance and responsive robot control. The live demonstration focuses on real-time teleoperation, where operator inputs are translated from the leader system to the follower robot to support efficient data collection workflows for robot learning and human-robot interaction research.   By combining intuitive handling with synchronized robot control, the demonstration shows how researchers can generate consistent datasets while maintaining direct interaction with the robot system.   Get hands-on experience at our booth!   📍 Hall C, Booth 207 - Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 📅 May 27–28   👉 Book a meeting with our team: research@franka.de   #RoboticsSummit #Boston #FR3Duo #Teleoperation #DataCollection #FrankaRobotics

Webinar alert together with Robotiq! Discover the Journey from Research to Scaled Deployment with Physical AI. Getting a robot to work in a lab is one thing. Making it reliable on a factory floor is another. Join a 30-minute webinar hosted by Robotiq and led by Vincent Duchaine, CTO AI and Jennifer Kwiatkowski, AI Specialist at Robotiq, together with Marian Körber, Team Lead AI Tools at Franka Robotics, to get insights on what it actually takes to deply physical AI. What you’ll take away: - Foundations of Physical AI with robust hardware and multimodal data - Bridging perception and execution in unstructured environments - Why end-of-arm tooling is critical for real deployment 📅 May 19th 🕘 9:30 AM EDT / 3:30 PM CEST Register now: https://lnkd.in/g_CzGcmd Find out more about our reference platform for Physical AI: https://franka.de/fr3-duo #Webinar #Robotiq #FrankaRobotics #PhysicalAI 

Franka Robotics featured once again on the cover of Science Robotics🚀 Our Franka Research 3 robot arms are featured on the April cover of Science Robotics, highlighting new work from the Toyota Research Institute on Large Behavior Models (LBMs) for robotic manipulation. The research explores how large-scale, multitask training can help robots develop more general and robust manipulation capabilities, improving performance across a wide range of complex real-world tasks, validated across both simulation and 1,800 real-world evaluations. Proud to see Franka systems contributing to this project and supporting progress toward more capable and adaptable robot learning approaches. 🔎 Explore more research projects with our reference platform for robotics & AI: https://lnkd.in/d9a8UHuG 📖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dWJsBMwS 📸 Cover credit: Science Robotics 📸 Image credit: Sean Patrick Farrell and Wynton Yu / Toyota Research Institute #ScienceRoboticsMagazine #Robotics #AI #PhysicalAI #RobotLearning #MachineLearning #FrankaRobotics

We are excited to announce our participation in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2026! The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s flagship conference is taking place from 1-5 June 2026 in Vienna, Austria and brings together leading researchers and industry experts to exchange ideas and advanced robotics. As one of the field’s landmark events, it continues to be a key stage for new and impactful developments in robotics. At booth 37, we will showcase two FR3 Duo demonstrations highlighting the breadth of our platform capabilities. We will showcase teleoperation with Franka GELLO Duo, powered by LABS, our data collection suite. Along with the FR3 Duo running on-device inference with Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics, enabling task execution from natural language instructions. Join us in Vienna to explore our demonstrations and connect with our team to discuss the latest advancements in robotics and physical AI. 👉🏼Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dv7XX-Fz #ICRA2026 #FR3Duo #Robotics #PhysicalAI #HumanRobotInteraction #RobotLearning

Meet us at Robotics Summit & Expo Boston – Hall C, Booth 207! From May 27–28, we will be at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston - bringing together over 6,000 developers shaping the future of robotics across healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, aerospace, and beyond. Experience FR3 Duo data collection with Franka GELLO Duo, highlighting intuitive teleoperation within the Franka Research 3 ecosystem and seamless interaction between leader and follower system - delivering a hands-on demonstration of real-time robot control that sets the standard for intuitive, interactive robotics. The Robotics Summit & Expo offers a unique platform to explore enabling technologies, engineering best practices, and emerging trends at the heart of robotics innovation - closely aligning with our focus on turning new developments into real-world robotic systems that enable intelligent robots to work safely and effectively across a wide range of environments. 📍 Hall C Booth 207, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, USA 📅 May 27–28 👉 Book a meeting with our team there: research@franka.de #RoboticsSummit #Boston #FR3Duo #Teleoperation #DataCollection #FrankaRobotics

While Hannover Messe was buzzing in Germany, Franka Robotics team were busy presenting the latest developments at #GoogleCloudNext2026, held from April 22-24, 2026, in Las Vegas, which featured significant advancements and discussions in the field of robotics and physical AI. Franka Robotics team were proud to present the FR3 Duo - the dual-arm reference platform for physical AI. Powered by Google DeepMind #GeminiRobotics 1.5 as a "Thinking" Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model, it plans complex, multi-step tasks and adapts in real time to handle even the most delicate manipulation challenges. This interactive demo allowed attendees to experience how Gemini Robotics model provide robots with contextual understanding, linguistic, and spatial intelligence for adaptability in real-world challenges. We featured FR3 Duo executing various manipulation tasks in workshop-like-environment. It was great to share this robotics space at #GoogleCloudNext Showcase and see impressive demonstrations from Boston Dynamics and Enchanted Tools. Big thanks to Franka Robotics team and everyone who supported us from Google team, we made this event a success, together! Find out more about the reference platform for physical AI: https://franka.de/fr3-duo #GoogleCloudNext #FrankaRobotics #GoogleDeepMind #GemniRobotics #PhysicalAI