# Franka Robotics

> <p><strong>Ownership:</strong> Privately held; previously Franka Emika (insolvent 2023, relaunched 2024 as Franka Robotics under Agile Robots). Munich since 2016 (heritage to 2013).<br><strong>Employees:</strong> ~150<br><strong>Key products:</strong> Franka Research 3 (high-sensitivity 7-axis cobot — torque sensors at every joint); Franka Production 3<br><strong>Key markets:</strong> University research labs (hundreds globally), advanced manufacturing, surgical-robot R&amp;D<br><strong>Known for:</strong> German sensitive-touch cobot specialist with torque sensors at every joint.</p>

Franka is a German sensitive-touch cobot specialist. Its arms carry torque sensors at every joint, making them the standard platform for tactile and force-feedback research — almost every robotics research lab in Europe uses a Franka arm.

The company recovered from the 2023 insolvency of its predecessor, Franka Emika, and relaunched in 2024 under the Agile Robots umbrella.

https://www.franka.de