Cable Management

27 Feb 2021 -

I was looking at the bundle of servo wires above the robot and knew something had to be done. I ordered some 1/4” braided cable sleeving to cover the servo wires from the legs to the servo controller board. The downside is that I had disassemble all four of the legs to put the sleeving over the servo cables and feed them back through the legs. I also fed the hip servo cables through the frame. It took about an hour but that work was totally worth it! The back cables sleeves look way better than the multicolored servo cables. However, there is still some cable management left to do. Once I get a better servo controller board and properly mount it, I will cut all of the cables to length and tuck them under the top cover piece that I still need to print.

Speaking of cable managment, I also attached the battery to the bottom of the robot with velcro. I attached all of the battery wires and the lipo battery tester underneath as well. Now that the battery is securely attached to the robot, the hardware is all set for walking.

Here are some before, during, and after pictures: