Franka Robotics Franka Research 3vsKawada Robotics Nextage Fillie

Close call. Franka Research 3 and Nextage Fillie trade wins across the matrix.

Franka Research 3

1 wins

Nextage Fillie

0 wins

Category breakdown

Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity

Even

85
Deployment readiness
85
60
Maintenance confidence
60
Vision-led navigation (estimated)
Navigation
Vision-led navigation (estimated)
Wi-Fi / cloud fleet management (estimated)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi / cloud fleet management (estimated)

Price accessibility and ROI clarity

Franka Research 3

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

Even

60
Labor replacement
70
3 kg
Payload
1.5 kg per arm
Up to 2 m/s at TCP; joint velocity A1-A4: 150 deg/s, A5-A7: 301 deg/s
Speed
Faster than conventional Nextage NXA
Mains-powered (no battery)
Battery
—

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

Even

75
Environment fit
80
80
Future potential
75
Arm ~18.3 kg; Control 355 × 483 × 89 mm (D × W × H)
Footprint
714 × 597 × 270 mm

Franka Research 3 · Best for

University robotics labs developing grasping algorithms with force-feedback learning

Nextage Fillie · Best for

Electronics assembly in mixed human-robot cells with frequent changeovers

Final judgment

Both are credible picks. Decide on cost and supplier proximity, not capability — the gap is small.