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# Delta Robotics Documentation

<div align="center" data-full-width="true"><figure><img src="/files/mCsoehwTr4hxyNcvHxm2" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>ThermoFlex Mk.1 Muscle lifting 8 pounds</p></figcaption></figure></div>

Delta Robotics builds artificial muscles: soft actuators that pull like the real thing. Our ThermoFlex system pairs shape-memory-alloy muscles with the ThermoFlex Node Controller and a Python API, so you can drive real motion from a few lines of code. We also sell the Nitinol wire and springs at the heart of those muscles, and we are developing AeroFlex, an open standard for braided pneumatic muscles. We are a small team building the soft actuators we always wanted, and these docs are how we share them.

## Explore the docs

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Get started</strong></td><td>Set up your kit, run your first contraction, and learn the safety basics.</td><td><a href="/pages/tWCB9sl5hdcxY2pvLd1m">/pages/tWCB9sl5hdcxY2pvLd1m</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hardware</strong></td><td>ThermoFlex muscles, the TF Node Controller, Nitinol wire and springs, and more.</td><td><a href="/pages/oER77T1IguJ2kzWO09pQ">/pages/oER77T1IguJ2kzWO09pQ</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Software</strong></td><td>The ThermoFlex Python API and the tools that drive your muscles.</td><td><a href="/pages/rJ53dmaYMDtWihceX6S2">/pages/rJ53dmaYMDtWihceX6S2</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tutorials</strong></td><td>Step-by-step walkthroughs, from unboxing to full projects.</td><td><a href="/pages/77GZC4MMvyfuHO4FPgDI">/pages/77GZC4MMvyfuHO4FPgDI</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Learn</strong></td><td>The materials science behind Nitinol and how to train your own wire.</td><td><a href="/pages/DxRzwusQMdVjKFfeInwp">/pages/DxRzwusQMdVjKFfeInwp</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Help</strong></td><td>Answers to common questions and where to reach us when you get stuck.</td><td><a href="/pages/CCRlIaeJdgBCFYDUXQKj">/pages/CCRlIaeJdgBCFYDUXQKj</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Related pages

* [Quickstart: your first flex](/docs/get-started/quickstart.md): The fastest path from box to first contraction.
* [Safety essentials](/docs/get-started/safety.md): The hazards to respect before you power anything.
* [What is Nitinol?](/docs/learn/nitinol-faq.md): The shape memory alloy behind every Delta muscle.