{"city":"Munich","name":"Franka Robotics","slug":"franka-robotics","facts":[{"date":"2026-03-01","type":"partnership","value":"Agile Robots formed a strategic research partnership with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics foundation models with Agile Robots hardware; Franka-specific commercial terms were not disclosed.","source":"prnewswire.com"},{"date":"2026-03-01","type":"partnership","value":"Agile Robots formed a strategic research partnership with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics foundation models with Agile Robots hardware; Franka is part of the hardware ecosystem.","source":"prnewswire.com"},{"date":"2026-01-01","type":"product_launch","value":"Announced USD simulation files for FR3 and FR3 Duo optimized for NVIDIA Isaac Sim.","source":"franka.de"},{"date":"2026-01-01","type":"product_launch","value":"Released USD simulation files for FR3 and FR3 Duo optimized for NVIDIA Isaac Sim.","source":"franka.de"},{"date":"2025-12-01","type":"deployment","value":"More than 1,500 Franka Research 3 systems were shipped to customers during 2025.","source":"linkedin.com"},{"date":"2025-12-01","type":"deployment","value":"More than 1,500 Franka Research 3 systems shipped to customers during 2025.","source":"linkedin.com"}],"peers":[],"stage":null,"state":"Bavaria","aliases":[],"country":"Germany","domains":[{"why":"Franka Robotics develops and sells Franka Research robotic arms, including the FR3, FR3 Duo, and related systems. More than 1,500 FR3 systems were shipped to customers during 2025.","list":null,"rank":null,"tier":"watchlist","layer":null,"total":77,"domain":"Robotics","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":10,"position":8,"progress":8,"firepower":6,"commercial":4,"deployment":9,"production":6,"technology":8},"edition":null,"segment":null}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-08-25","header":"PhanthyMotus attracted developers from major robot manufacturers within two months of launch.","outlet":"QbitAI 量子位"},{"date":"2026-03-10","header":"Franka Robotics ran the GR00T N1.6 robot model end-to-end onboard its FR3 Duo system.","outlet":"NVIDIA blogs"},{"date":"2026-02-16","header":"Franka Robotics opened a new Munich office with 5,500 m² of robotics laboratories.","outlet":"Franka Robotics"},{"date":"2026-01-19","header":"AgiBot reduced robot changeover time to an average of 10 minutes in an electronics-manufacturing pilot.","outlet":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-01-06","header":"Franka Robotics is using the GR00T N model for its dual-arm manipulator.","outlet":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-01-06","header":"Franka Robotics made USD simulation files for FR3 and FR3 Duo available for NVIDIA Isaac Sim.","outlet":"Franka Robotics"}],"website":"franka.de","category":"Robotics · Systems","categories":[{"name":"Industrial arms & cobots","domain":"Robotics","parent":"Robotics · Systems"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:17:49.578217+00:00","facts_total":83,"positioning":"Franka Robotics GmbH is a Munich-based developer and manufacturer of force-sensitive, seven-axis collaborative robot arms, operating as part of Agile Robots SE after Agile Robots acquired the Franka Emika business through an insolvency sale in November 2023. Franka restarted Kaufbeuren production in March 2024, produced its 1,000th FR3 in February 2025, reported more than 1,500 FR3 systems shipped during 2025, expanded to approximately 5,500 m² of Munich robotics laboratories in February 2026, and demonstrated FR3 Duo systems with NVIDIA and Google DeepMind models. Its ecosystem reach includes NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, SICK, Vention, MIT, Stanford, ETH Zurich and Max Planck; the open question is entity-level revenue and the scale of sustained non-research industrial deployments.","sub_category":"Industrial arms & cobots","signals_total":22,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/franka-robotics","title":"Franka Robotics · robotics, Munich, Bavaria, Germany · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Franka Robotics develops and sells Franka Research robotic arms, including the FR3, FR3 Duo, and related systems. More than 1,500 FR3 systems were shipped to customers during 2025. Robotics watchlist (score 77) 22 signals and 83 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}