# Delta Robotics

> Delta Robotics designs artificial muscle systems and hardware-as-code validation infrastructure for next-generation robotics. The company operates three product lines: Thermoflex (electric muscle), Aeroflex (pneumatic muscle), and Protoboard (hardware validation platform).

Delta Robotics is incorporated in the United States. Founder and CEO is Kevin Fehr. The company is headquartered in Texas. The "Delta" in the name refers to change — change of state, derivative of motion. The product portfolio operationalizes that idea: software → muscle → motion.

## Products

- [Thermoflex™](https://www.deltaroboticsinc.com/thermoflex): Electric artificial muscle system built on Nitinol shape-memory-alloy. Joule-heated thermal contraction with resistance-based thermometry. Mk.1 spring architecture is in active development; Mk.2 is a braided, liquid-cooled architecture with a sealed Hydra-Connector for power, signal, and coolant. Designed for humanoid-scale force density. Status: in development.
- [Aeroflex™](https://www.deltaroboticsinc.com/aeroflex): Open-source, ultra-low-cost McKibben-style pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM). Latex inner tube with overexpanded PET braid sleeve, terminated on barbed and push-to-connect fittings. ~$10 per 12-inch muscle from off-the-shelf parts. Compliant, backdrivable, intrinsically safe for human interaction. Status: in development.
- [Protoboard™](https://protoboard.xyz): AI-assisted hardware design and validation platform. Hardware-as-code on the open Universal Hardware Description (UHD) standard, with a deterministic validation engine. Agent-agnostic — works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, and other agents via MCP. Tagline: "Validate before you fabricate." Status: live alpha.

## Applications

Delta Robotics actuators target seven application domains, documented at [/applications](https://www.deltaroboticsinc.com/applications):

- Prosthetics — inexpensive, highly adaptable
- Assisted mobility — flexible mounting, dynamic body adaptation
- Humanoid robotics — 100:1 force-to-weight ratio, 500ms contraction
- Practical effects — silent operation
- Aerospace — durability and weight-sensitive
- Deep sea — pressure and corrosion resistance
- Cosplay — compact form factor, programmable

## Vocabulary and tone

Delta Robotics writes in a high-tech sci-fi industrial voice. Confident, declarative, hardware-grounded. Reference points are Anduril and Brass Hands. Avoid SaaS-pitch language ("delight," "magical," "frictionless," "unlock"). Use hardware verbs (validate, fabricate, route, ship, build, audit). Specific over abstract: name the part, state the number.

## Key terms

- **UHD** — Universal Hardware Description, the open standard underlying Protoboard.
- **Validation layer** — the canonical metaphor for what Protoboard is. Replaces "truth layer" (retired).
- **Hardware as code** — Protoboard's positioning for technical audiences.
- **Validate before you fabricate** — Protoboard's primary tagline.
- **AI generates. Protoboard validates.** — competitive-positioning tagline.

## Contact

- Discord: https://discord.gg/ZZVbdc5fTG
- Email: kev@deltaroboticsinc.com
- Founder: Kevin Fehr (CEO)