diff --git a/armctl/universal_robots/protocols/config.xml b/armctl/universal_robots/protocols/config.xml
index b4bf36f..ce429b7 100644
--- a/armctl/universal_robots/protocols/config.xml
+++ b/armctl/universal_robots/protocols/config.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <recipe key="out">
         <field name="actual_TCP_pose" type="VECTOR6D" />
         <field name="actual_q" type="VECTOR6D" />
+        <field name="actual_current_as_torque" type="VECTOR6D" />
+        <field name="actual_TCP_force" type="VECTOR6D" />
         <field name="robot_status_bits" type="UINT32" />
         <field name="safety_status_bits" type="UINT32" />
     </recipe>
diff --git a/armctl/universal_robots/protocols/rtde.py b/armctl/universal_robots/protocols/rtde.py
index 54c03e4..ed734c0 100644
--- a/armctl/universal_robots/protocols/rtde.py
+++ b/armctl/universal_robots/protocols/rtde.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import NewType
 
-import rtde.rtde as rtde
-import rtde.rtde_config as rtde_config
+from rtde import RTDE as _RTDE
+from rtde.rtde_config import ConfigFile
 
 UINT32 = NewType("UINT32", int)
 
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 class RTDE:
     def __init__(self, ip: str):
         config_file = Path(__file__).parent / "config.xml"
-        config = rtde_config.ConfigFile(str(config_file))
+        config = ConfigFile(str(config_file))
         state_names, state_types = config.get_recipe("out")
 
-        self.c = rtde.RTDE(ip)
+        self.c = _RTDE(ip)
         self.c.connect()
         self.c.send_output_setup(state_names, state_types)
-        self.c.get_controller_version()
+        self.controller_version = (
+            self.c.get_controller_version()
+        )  # (MAJOR, MINOR, BUGFIX, BUILD)
         self.c.send_start()
 
     def _get_data(self):
@@ -34,6 +36,20 @@ def tcp_pose(self) -> list[float]:
         """Return TCP pose [x, y, z, rx, ry, rz]."""
         return list(self._get_data().actual_TCP_pose)
 
+    def joint_torques(self) -> list[float]:
+        """Return joint torques in Nm converted from current."""
+        # See: https://www.universal-robots.com/articles/ur/release-notes/release-note-software-version-523x/
+        if self.controller_version >= (5, 23, 0, 0):
+            return list(self._get_data().actual_current_as_torque)
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "Joint torques not available for controller versions below 5.23.0.0"
+            )
+
+    def tcp_force(self) -> list[float]:
+        """Return TCP force [Fx, Fy, Fz, Tx, Ty, Tz] in Newton and Newton-meters."""
+        return list(self._get_data().actual_TCP_force)
+
     def robot_status(self) -> dict[str, bool]:
         """Return robot status.
 
diff --git a/armctl/universal_robots/universal_robots.py b/armctl/universal_robots/universal_robots.py
index 8cecc28..9a0c1df 100644
--- a/armctl/universal_robots/universal_robots.py
+++ b/armctl/universal_robots/universal_robots.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from armctl.templates import SocketController as SCT
 from armctl.templates.logger import logger
 from armctl.utils import CommandCheck as cc
+from .protocols.rtde import RTDE
 
 ### Notes ###
 # Command Format: CMD(args)\n
@@ -13,57 +14,7 @@
 
 
 class UniversalRobots(SCT, Commands, Properties):
-    def _check_rtde(self):
-        try:
-            from .protocols.rtde import RTDE
-        except ImportError:
-            import os
-            import shutil
-            import sys
-            from subprocess import run
-
-            logger.warning(
-                "RTDE Python Client Library not found. Attempting installation..."
-            )
-
-            # Determine installer
-            if shutil.which("uv") and os.environ.get("VIRTUAL_ENV"):
-                install_cmd = [
-                    "uv",
-                    "add",
-                    "--quiet",
-                    "urrtde@git+https://github.com/UniversalRobots/RTDE_Python_Client_Library.git@main",
-                ]
-            elif shutil.which("poetry") and os.environ.get("POETRY_ACTIVE"):
-                install_cmd = [
-                    "poetry",
-                    "add",
-                    "git+https://github.com/UniversalRobots/RTDE_Python_Client_Library.git@main",
-                ]
-            else:
-                install_cmd = [
-                    sys.executable,
-                    "-m",
-                    "pip",
-                    "install",
-                    "--quiet",
-                    "git+https://github.com/UniversalRobots/RTDE_Python_Client_Library.git@main",
-                ]
-
-            try:
-                run(install_cmd, check=True)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(
-                    f"Failed to install RTDE Python Client Library: {e}"
-                )
-                raise ImportError(
-                    "Could not install RTDE Python Client Library."
-                ) from e
-
-            # Try import again
-
     def __init__(self, ip: str, port: int | tuple[int, int] = 30_002):
-        self._check_rtde()
         super().__init__(ip, port)
         self.JOINT_RANGES = [
             (-2 * math.pi, 2 * math.pi),
@@ -80,7 +31,6 @@ def __init__(self, ip: str, port: int | tuple[int, int] = 30_002):
 
     def connect(self):
         super().connect()
-        from .protocols.rtde import RTDE
 
         self.rtde = RTDE(self.ip)  # Initialize RTDE connection
 
@@ -203,6 +153,32 @@ def get_cartesian_position(self) -> list[float]:
         logger.receive(f"Received response: {pose}")
         return pose
 
+    def get_joint_torques(self) -> list[float]:
+        """
+        Get the current joint torques of the robot.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list of float
+            Joint torques in Nm [T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6].
+        """
+        torques = self.rtde.joint_torques()
+        logger.receive(f"Received response: {torques}")
+        return torques
+
+    def get_tcp_forces(self) -> list[float]:
+        """
+        Get the current TCP forces of the robot.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list of float
+            TCP forces [Fx, Fy, Fz, Tx, Ty, Tz] in Newton and Newton-meters.
+        """
+        forces = self.rtde.tcp_force()
+        logger.receive(f"Received response: {forces}")
+        return forces
+
     def stop_motion(self) -> None:
         deceleration = 2.0  # rad/s^2
         self.send_command(f"stopj({deceleration})\n", suppress_output=True)