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Robot arm · Research and development

FR3 Duo

Reality level : Paper announcement · Proof: statements only, with no demonstration and no sale observed. See the rule

Useful for: Education and programming · Research and development

Where used: School and laboratory · For: Research and education · Maker based in Germany

by Franka Robotics

Key facts

The FR3 Duo is a robotic arm from Franka Robotics, intended for research and education. It is a prototype presented in 2025, with 7 degrees of freedom per arm and a payload of 3 kg per arm. The Mobile version reaches 1.75 m/s for the mobile base and carries an NVIDIA AGX Orin.

Payload
3 kg
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Nominal payload per arm. Original text: “定格可搬重量/アーム 3 kg”

Nominal payload per arm.

Top speed
1.75 m/s
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), published 1 August 2025. Mobile FR3 Duo, top speed of the mobile base. Original text: “A compact mobile base (800 × 580 × 294 mm) with a top speed of 1.75 m/s”

Top speed of the mobile base.

Teleoperation
Yes unifies teleoperation, data collection, and policy execution
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “FR3 Duoは、テレオペレーション、データ収集、ポリシー実行を単一の最適化されたプラットフォームに統合したフィジカルAI向けのデュアルアームシステムです”
Product stage
Prototype
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “DUOプロトタイプ”

Not disclosed price, height, weight, battery life, availability in France

Specifications

7 verified specifications · updated on

FR3 Duo, specifications and levels of evidence
SpecificationFR3 DuoLevel of evidence
Product stagePrototypeOriginal text: “プロトタイプ”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “DUOプロトタイプ”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (actualités), published 1 August 2025. Original text: “we presented two new prototypes”
Announcement date2025-01-01Original text: “Automatica 2025”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (actualités), published 1 August 2025. Original text: “At Automatica 2025, we presented two new prototypes”
Maximum speed1.75 m/sClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), published 1 August 2025. Mobile FR3 Duo, top speed of the mobile base. Original text: “A compact mobile base (800 × 580 × 294 mm) with a top speed of 1.75 m/s”
Degrees of freedom per arm7 countOriginal text: “7”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “DOF(自由度)/アーム 7”
Payload3 kgClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Nominal payload per arm. Original text: “定格可搬重量/アーム 3 kg”
Teleoperation supportedYes, unifies teleoperation, data collection, and policy executionOriginal text: “テレオペレーション”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “FR3 Duoは、テレオペレーション、データ収集、ポリシー実行を単一の最適化されたプラットフォームに統合したフィジカルAI向けのデュアルアームシステムです”
Onboard computeNVIDIA AGX OrinClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), published 1 August 2025. Mobile FR3 Duo. Original text: “NVIDIA AGX Orin onboard compute for demanding user workloads”

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Program this robot

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Programmable: yes (C++, ROS 2).

Accessible from the advanced level. To start: C++ SDK; ROS.

SDK and languages

Official SDK
libfranka Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “libfranka, our open source C++ interface”
C++ API
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “By using libfranka, our open source C++ interface”Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “libfranka, unserer Open-Source C++-Schnittstelle”Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “当社のオープンソースC++インターフェースであるlibfranka”
Open-source SDK
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. libfranka C++ interface. Original text: “libfranka, our open source C++ interface”

ROS 2

ROS compatibility
ROS 2 Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (actualités), published 1 August 2025. Original text: “The system is fully compatible with ROS 2”ROS 2 Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), published 1 August 2025. Original text: “The system is fully compatible with ROS 2”ROS 2 Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “nutzen Sie C++, ROS 2 oder MATLAB & Simulink”ROS 2 Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “franka_ros connects Franka robots with the entire ROS 2 ecosystem”ROS 2 Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “franka_rosはFrankaロボットをROS 2エコシステム全体と接続し”

Simulation

Official simulation model
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (actualités), published 6 January 2026. Original text: “we’re announcing the availability of USD files for FR3 and FR3 Duo, optimized for NVIDIA Isaac Sim”
Isaac Sim simulation
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (actualités), published 6 January 2026. Original text: “we’re announcing the availability of USD files for FR3 and FR3 Duo, optimized for NVIDIA Isaac Sim”
Gazebo simulation
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “It includes URDF models and detailed 3D meshes of our robots and end effectors, which allows visualization (e.g., RViz) and Gazebo simulation.”Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 3 October 2026. Original text: “可視化(例:RViz)やGazeboシミュレーションが可能になります”

Proof log

The dated events Vuntum found for this robot, newest first, each with its source. A line appears only if its date and its source page are known.

2 proofs: 0 from independent sources, 2 from the maker, 0 from other sources.

  1. , Product stage: Prototype

    Maker. Source: Franka Robotics (pages produit officielles)

  2. , Robot announced

    Maker. Source: Franka Robotics (actualités)

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