Quote onlyNo public list price. Year estimated from the first Kortex SDK release (late 2018).

AvailablePython from a laptop7-DOF optionTorque sensingWrist camera optionUltralight

Weeks+Shipping: Quote and lead time. Sold by Kinova and research distributors on quotation.

Remote control: The Kortex Python API connects over Ethernet or Wi-Fi from a laptop for both high-level and 1 kHz low-level control.

Official page ↗Kortex SDK ↗ROS driver ↗

Overview

An ultralight 7-DOF research arm with torque sensing in every joint and an optional wrist camera, light enough to mount on mobile bases. It is a common arm on mobile manipulators and in grasping research, competing with Franka for labs that want low weight and an embedded controller.

Specifications

Category	Robot arms · Research & collaborative arms
Released	2018
Availability	Available
Programmability	Full SDK
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	Camera, Depth camera
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Remote control	Python from a laptop
DOF	6 or 7
Reach	902 mm
Payload	4 kg (mid-range continuous)
Repeatability	Not published
Weight	7.2 kg (6-DOF), 8.2 kg (7-DOF)
Controller	Embedded controller in the base; web app from any browser
Sensors	Torque sensors in every actuator; optional integrated 2D/3D wrist vision module
SDK	Kortex API (C++ and Python), ROS/ROS 2 (ros_kortex), MATLAB/Simulink; 1 kHz low-level control