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Niryo Ned 2
Six-axis open-source ROS-native robotic arm for university research
From $8,995 · RaaS n/a
Made by Niryo
Niryo open-source robotic arms purpose-built for university research and ROS development
Niryo is the French robotics manufacturer that put a fully open-source, ROS-native, six-axis collaborative robotic arm in reach of every university research lab — the Ned 2 has become the standard for HRI, manipulation, and AI research courses worldwide.
2017
Founded · Lille, France
5
Models we carry
3
Education · Research · Cobots
About the brand
Who is Niryo?
Niryo was founded in 2017 in Lille, France with one bet: that researchers and educators would pay a fair price for a robotic arm that was open all the way down. The Ned and Ned 2 deliver: open hardware schematics, ROS-native software, Python and Blockly programming, and modular end-effectors. Niryo arms are in hundreds of university research labs across North America and Europe.
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What we deploy from Niryo
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Niryo Ned 2 Vision Set
Ned 2 plus computer vision module for AI and manipulation research
From $11,500 · RaaS n/a
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Niryo Conveyor Belt 2
Programmable conveyor for pick-and-place and line research
From $1,895 · RaaS n/a
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Niryo Adaptive Gripper
Multi-finger adaptive end-effector for grasping research
From $995 · RaaS n/a
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Niryo Vacuum Pump
Vacuum suction end-effector with real-time pressure feedback
From $595 · RaaS n/a
Why us
Why we partner with Niryo
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Truly open from hardware to firmware
Niryo publishes schematics, runs ROS natively, and exposes every motor. PhD students can modify the arm; faculty can teach genuine robotics instead of API wrapping.
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European engineering, fair pricing
Niryo Ned 2 at $8,995 versus Universal Robots UR3e at $30,000+ for comparable research capability. Universities can equip a lab of 6 arms instead of one.
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Modular end-effectors and conveyor
Niryo built an ecosystem: arms, grippers (adaptive, large, jaws), conveyor, vision set, vacuum, electromagnet. Each piece works with the next.
Trusted by
Operators that run Niryo with RobotLAB
MIT CSAIL
Stanford Robotics
Carnegie Mellon
Université de Lille
Many R1 university robotics labs
“Niryo is the right arm for any university that wants to teach robotics, not button-pressing.”
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Elad Inbar
CEO and Founder, RobotLAB
Questions & answers
Long-form Q&A: deploying Niryo in production
Real questions from research faculty deploying Niryo in university labs.
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What can a PhD student actually do with Ned 2 that they cannot with a UR?
Modify the firmware, swap motor controllers, study the kinematics from the schematic, build custom end-effectors that talk directly to the motor bus. UR is a closed appliance; Niryo is a research platform.
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Is Ned 2 actually safe for student use?
Yes. Low payload (300g), low speed, collision detection, and a hardware e-stop. Safe enough for undergraduate labs without dedicated safety enclosures.
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How does the Vision Set integrate with the arm?
Pre-calibrated camera mounted above the workspace, with OpenCV and ROS image pipelines pre-configured. Students go from unbox to vision-guided pick-and-place in an afternoon.
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Can Niryo do pick-and-place from a moving conveyor?
Yes. The Niryo conveyor reports position via the same ROS bus, so arm trajectory planning can intercept moving objects. Classic research demo.
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What is the payload?
Ned 2: 300g continuous, 500g peak. Sufficient for nearly all education and research tasks; not enough for production assembly.
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Does Niryo work with Gazebo and Isaac Sim?
Yes, Gazebo out of the box. Isaac Sim integration via standard ROS bridges. Both are documented in the Niryo developer portal.
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What end-effector should a starting research lab buy first?
Adaptive Gripper for general manipulation, plus the Vacuum Pump for flat-object pick-and-place. Together they cover 80% of intro research tasks.
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How does Niryo compare to franka panda?
Franka is higher payload, much higher precision, and 10x the price. Niryo is the better dollar for teaching and most research; Franka is the right choice for force-control research labs.
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What is Niryo's support response time?
Through RobotLAB: 24-hour response for research customers, with French engineering escalation as needed. Niryo’s own developer forum is also active.
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Can Niryo arms be daisy-chained for multi-arm research?
Yes. Most multi-arm research labs run 2-4 Ned 2 units on the same ROS workspace with synchronized trajectories. Cell coordination is straightforward.