In this issue of “Astonishing Companies in Robotics 2019”, we have enlisted the companies whose efforts and innovations
are remarkably transforming the robotics industry. On the cover of this issue, we have, FRANKA EMIKA: Robotics for
Everyone. At Franka Emika, the team’s ultimate goal was to develop the first system of a completely new robot generation –
affordable, safe, intelligent, and an actively supporting tool for humans. It was initially designed as a factory assistant,
evolving into a service robot for supporting elderly and sick persons, and, finally, a helper in the user’s daily life.
