# Inverse Kinematics of the UR5

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**Category:** Technical Questions\
**Created:** [June 17, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/inverse-kinematics-of-the-ur5/14954 "2021-06-17T11:36:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/inverse-kinematics-of-the-ur5/14954/2 "2021-06-18T05:53:17Z")

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This may not help you exactly but consider: [Return calibrated pose - #9 by abiard](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/return-calibrated-pose/538/9)  
Every robot has calibration data which determines its real forward kinematics.

If you use only the generic robot model your inverse kinematics will always be off vs what the controller says.

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