Testing is essential. Testing is repetitive and boring, so humans are bad at it. Automated testing is the way to go. But what do you do when your app is on a phone or a tablet? Someone has to sit there and tap every button… until now. See video
The Three Arm Delta Robot v2 was always open source, and today I’m delighted to announce that it is finally open hardware, too. That’s right! All the custom parts are on Thingiverse. You can 3D print the arm parts, laser cut the frame, add then an arduino and some servos and some threaded rod to build your own Delta Robot.
No time? Look through our selection of Delta Robots and find a best-fit for your needs.
Still not quite right? Use our handy calculator to design your own and then contact us! We’d be glad to help make your dream come true.
Starting at 11:00 AM PST today I’ll be hosting a Google Hangout live from VHS. Eat breakfast while learning about 3D printers. The best reason to get out of bed since cartoons!
If this text is blue click to join us, too. The hangout is archived so you can watch it again. It’s like that new Norwegian “Slow TV”.
I want to add spray painting to the Makelangelo. Instead of lifting the pen off the paper it will push on the nozzle of the spray can to make a dot. Sounds simple, right? the devil is in the details. (more…)
Delta Robot v3 has just been updated with tool offsets and tool changing.
Tool offset GCODE commands are G54 to G59. The basic system supports 6 tools at once.
[code]G28; home the machine
M114; report position. Z should be 4.77
G54 Z-2; adjusts position down 2cm
M114; Z now appears as 2.77[/code]
If you have more than one tool then it would be nice to have a way to have the machine remember the offsets for several tools at once. This update adds memory for all 6 tools. G54 will change tool 0, G59 changes tool 6, etc. M06 Tn will tell the delta that you have switched to tool n.
You can download the latest firmware from the delta3 open source repository on github.
