{
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "attribution": "fysical.ai / whatro.bot",
  "source": "https://github.com/fysical-ai/whatrobot-catalog",
  "url": "https://whatro.bot/robot/kinova-gen3/",
  "html": "https://whatro.bot/robot/kinova-gen3/",
  "taxonomy_version": "2026-01",
  "catalog_version": "2026-01",
  "handle": "kinova-gen3",
  "name": "Kinova Gen3",
  "kind": "robot",
  "manufacturer": {
    "handle": "kinova",
    "name": "Kinova",
    "country": "CA"
  },
  "category": {
    "id": "rb-1-1",
    "full_name": "Robot > Arm > Articulated arm",
    "path": [
      {
        "id": "rb",
        "name": "Robot",
        "handle": "robot"
      },
      {
        "id": "rb-1",
        "name": "Arm",
        "handle": "arm"
      },
      {
        "id": "rb-1-1",
        "name": "Articulated arm",
        "handle": "articulated"
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://whatro.bot/robots/arm/articulated/"
  },
  "facts": {
    "fixed_base": true,
    "manipulates": true,
    "arm_kinematics": "articulated"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Gen3 7 DoF",
      "note": "8.2 kg, 902 mm reach"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gen3 6 DoF",
      "note": "7.2 kg, 891 mm reach"
    }
  ],
  "availability": "shipping",
  "attributes": {
    "segment": [
      "research"
    ],
    "application": [
      "research-platform"
    ],
    "environment": [
      "indoor"
    ],
    "mass": 8.2,
    "payload": 2,
    "ip_rating": "IP33",
    "sdk": [
      "python",
      "cpp",
      "ros1",
      "ros2"
    ],
    "axes": 7,
    "reach": 902,
    "arm_count": 1
  },
  "summary": "The Kinova Gen3 is an ultra-lightweight 7-DoF (or 6-DoF) research arm weighing about 8 kg with a 2 kg continuous full-range payload (4 kg mid-range) and an optional wrist-integrated colour/depth vision module. It runs Kinova's Kortex software with C++, Python and MATLAB APIs and ROS/ROS 2 packages. It is sold mainly to universities and R&D labs.",
  "links": {
    "product": "https://www.kinovarobotics.com/product/gen3-robots",
    "docs": "https://www.kinovarobotics.com/uploads/Kinova_Onepager_Gen3_2026_EN.pdf"
  },
  "offers": [
    {
      "seller": "RobotShop",
      "url": "https://www.robotshop.com/products/kinova-gen3-robot-7dof-l53",
      "price": 33500,
      "currency": "USD",
      "date": "2026-10-28",
      "region": "US",
      "affiliate": false,
      "note": "Gen3 7DoF L53, arm only, no gripper; 'On Demand' (not stocked)"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Kinova Gen3 one-pager 2026",
      "url": "https://www.kinovarobotics.com/uploads/Kinova_Onepager_Gen3_2026_EN.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "specs",
        "facts",
        "variants"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "RobotShop Gen3 7DoF L53",
      "url": "https://www.robotshop.com/products/kinova-gen3-robot-7dof-l53",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "price"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "unverified": [
    "repeatability",
    "mounting",
    "collaborative",
    "release_year"
  ],
  "notes": "Repeatability is not stated on the Kinova one-pager or RobotShop page. Operating temp -30 to 35 C per one-pager. The product link above was not fetched (constructed); the one-pager is the verified source.",
  "tags": [],
  "price": {
    "amount": 33500,
    "currency": "USD",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "seller": "RobotShop",
    "url": "https://www.robotshop.com/products/kinova-gen3-robot-7dof-l53"
  },
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      "name": "Segment",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Buyer groups that would plausibly buy this at list price."
    },
    "application": {
      "name": "Application",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "What the product is marketed to do. Each value belongs to one application group."
    },
    "environment": {
      "name": "Environment",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Environments the product is rated to operate in."
    },
    "mass": {
      "name": "Mass",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "kg",
      "description": "Product mass as specified."
    },
    "payload": {
      "name": "Payload",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "kg",
      "description": "Rated payload. Arm: at the wrist. Mobile robot: on the deck. End-effector: held object."
    },
    "ip_rating": {
      "name": "IP rating",
      "type": "text",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Ingress protection rating (IEC 60529), e.g. IP54."
    },
    "sdk": {
      "name": "SDK",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Officially supported programming interfaces."
    },
    "axes": {
      "name": "Axes",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "count",
      "description": "Number of controlled axes. Arm: joints. Force-torque sensor: measured axes."
    },
    "reach": {
      "name": "Reach",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "mm",
      "description": "Maximum reach of the arm."
    },
    "arm_count": {
      "name": "Arm count",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "count",
      "description": "Number of arms on the product."
    }
  }
}