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Three Arm Delta Robot v2 Now Open Hardware

2014-03-04 Dan

3 arm delta robot v2

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.

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2014-02-25 Delta Robot 3 firmware update

2014-02-25 Dan

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.

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10,000 people a month makes for one heck of a party!

2014-02-22 Dan

Google Analytics tells me that we’re now getting >11,000 visitors a month here. That’s one every five minutes! Come say ‘hi’ in our forums. Get to know one another and talk robotics. Together we can collaborate, teach each other, and make awesome things happen.

Case in point, deanville just posted this modded version of his Makelangelo 2 pen holder in the gallery section. He says … well heck, you can read it for yourself.