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		<title>Delta Robot Update</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/delta-robot-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I&#8217;ve last posted I&#8217;ve been up to a number of things with the delta robot. To start with here&#8217;s a video of the robot drawing circles: Since that video was recorded the control electronics have been rebuilt to use &#8230; <a href="http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/delta-robot-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=624&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bakewell Linear Delta Robot &#8211; First plots and speed tests</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/bakewell-linear-delta-robot-first-plots-and-speed-tests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another quick update to show some progress made this evening. I&#8217;ve plugged my inverse kinematics code into a quick and dirty motor controlling serial comms link to the Arduino and can now move the head of the delta robot to &#8230; <a href="http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/bakewell-linear-delta-robot-first-plots-and-speed-tests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=620&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bakewell Linear Delta Robot &#8211; First moves</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/bakewell-linear-delta-robot-first-moves-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick video showing the first movement of the robot: The video is only short because one of the grips for the toothed belts worked loose and it ended up crashing, fortunately there was no damage. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=616&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Linear Delta Robot &#8211; Partially Assembled and a Name</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/linear-delta-robot-partially-assembled-and-a-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bakewell delta robot]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laser cut parts and mechanical accessories have all arrived so without further ado here&#8217;s the first image of the linear delta robot as it currently stands. I&#8217;m very happy with how it turned out, managed to not make any massive &#8230; <a href="http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/linear-delta-robot-partially-assembled-and-a-name/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=602&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Linear Delta Robot &#8211; Laser Cut Bowden Extruder Cold-End</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/linear-delta-robot-laser-cut-bowden-extruder-cold-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The plan is to use the delta robot as a 3D printer (like makerbot,reprap, ect). To keep the inertia of the head low I&#8217;ve decided on using a Bowden extruder. The Bowden extruder works on almost the same principle as &#8230; <a href="http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/linear-delta-robot-laser-cut-bowden-extruder-cold-end/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=595&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Linear Delta Robot &#8211; First Parts!</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/linear-delta-robot-first-parts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first batch of parts has arrived for the linear delta robot. I&#8217;ve chosen to base the electronics around an Arduino and some really neat A4988 stepper motor breakout boards from Pololu. Quite incredible that for such a small package &#8230; <a href="http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/linear-delta-robot-first-parts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=584&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Linear Delta Robot Inverse Kinematics Software Prototype</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/linear-delta-robot-inverse-kinematics-software-prototype/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My previous post was showing off the initial OpenSCAD model of a liner delta robot project I&#8217;ve started. I&#8217;ve been interested in building a delta robot in some time but have been put off by the inverse kinematics, thinking it &#8230; <a href="http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/linear-delta-robot-inverse-kinematics-software-prototype/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=576&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Work In Progress</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/work-in-progress-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick post to show off something I&#8217;m working on at the moment. More details to come soon.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=571&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing undleBundle!</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/introducing-undlebundle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tired of looking up the commands to compress/uncompress files via the command line in Ubuntu? Don&#8217;t know your -zcvf&#8217;s from your -zxvf&#8217;s? Then undleBundle may be just your cup of tea! undleBundle is a python script which wraps a bunch &#8230; <a href="http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/introducing-undlebundle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=561&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cannon SX200-IS &#8220;Lens Error, Restart Camera&#8221; Fix</title>
		<link>http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/cannon-sx200-is-lens-error-restart-camera-fix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthewshotton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This worked for my camera, It may or may not work for yours, do at your own risk. Also, apologies for the photo quality&#8230;my camera wasn&#8217;t working. Just as I was about to take some photo&#8217;s to document a &#8230; <a href="http://matthewshotton.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/cannon-sx200-is-lens-error-restart-camera-fix/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewshotton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12355042&#038;post=534&#038;subd=matthewshotton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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