Franka Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-05-28 - Research Publication - PhAIL: A Real-Robot VLA Benchmark and Distributional Methodology - Launches a real-robot VLA benchmark on Franka FR3 with distributional metrics beyond binary success rates. Includes analysis code, paper sources, annotation pipeline, dataset metadata, and public dataset download instructions. Reports throughput-style… - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-04-17 - Research Publication - Franka GELLO & GELLO Duo open-source teleoperation hardware - Released STL hardware design files and ROS 2-compatible software resources for the single-arm GELLO and bimanual GELLO Duo teleoperation devices. Enables low-latency joint and gripper control plus reproducible demonstration collection workflows. Reduces… - source: franka.de
• 2025-11-19 - Demonstration - ByteDexter demonstrates 20-DoF hand teleoperation - The physical setup mounted a ByteDexter hand on a Franka Research 3 arm. Legacy MANUS Quantum Metagloves and Meta Quest 3 supplied the teleoperation inputs. - source: manus-meta.com
• 2023-11-02 - Acquisition - Agile Robots acquires Franka Emika business - The acquisition covered Franka Emika and its collaborative robot technology. Franka systems remained tied to research, education and industrial manipulation workflows. The deal moved Franka's collaborative robot technology into Agile Robots' portfolio. - source: agile-robots.com