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Gen3 lite

Kinova Gen3 lite is a lightweight six-degree-of-freedom robot arm for professional, academic and educational manipulation, with low-level control and Korte...

Facts

Company
Kinova
Product type
robotic_arm
Status
commercial
Primary capability
manipulation
Website
https://www.kinovarobotics.com/fr/ressource/gen-3-lite-onepager

About Gen3 lite

Kinova Gen3 lite is a lightweight six-degree-of-freedom robot arm for professional, academic and educational manipulation, with low-level control and Kortex API integration.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Research robot arm

Core: Gen3 lite

Function: Lightweight robotic manipulation

Audience: Researchers and educators

Specifications

control_frequency_khz
1 kHz low-level closed-loop control kHz
control_modes
Low-level position, velocity and motor current; high-level Cartesian and joint position/velocity
degrees_of_freedom
Six degrees of freedom axes
interfaces
USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi; Kortex API supports Windows, Linux, ROS 1, ROS 2, C++, Python and MATLAB
ip_rating
IP22
max_cartesian_speed_cm_s
Maximum Cartesian translation speed 25 cm/s cm/s
operating_temperature_c
0–40 °C °C
payload_kg
Payload 500 g kg
power_supply_v
21–30 V DC; 24 V nominal V DC
power_w
Average power 20 W W
reach_mm
Maximum reach 760 mm mm
sensors
Position, current, voltage and temperature sensing
weight_kg
Weight 5.4 kg kg

Operations

Environment
research_lab, education, indoor, industrial_robotics
Primary user
researcher, robotics_developer, educator
Role
manipulation_research, robotics_education, prototype_assembly
Interaction model
developer_programmed, api_controlled, teleoperated
Mobility class
fixed_arm
Product detail
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