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How I Replaced Roboquad's Eyes and Mouth Part 2

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Editor's note:

In Part 1 of this incredible series, our fearless hacker RobosapienV2-4mem8 cracks open the Roboquad exoskeleton. Is this alien dissection from Area 51? Nah, but it sure looks like it.

Here in Part 2, the exploration continues -- complete with photo close ups of electronic innards.

In Part 3 RobosapienV2-4mem8 shares videos he has taken of everything. Don't miss a second of it.

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Here are a few pics of my mouth hack for roboquad:

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The main CPU

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Two wires soldered to the spkr plug.
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CPU showing PC1 where the TRY_ME connection is.
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Roboquads neck area where two pairs of wires
have to be threaded through, quite tricky as there is not much room.
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Parts of the lower neck base which
have to be removed in order to thread wires through.
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Area showing head servo motor
Again: wires have to be threaded past the motor.
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Two pairs of wires threaded through [tricky job!]
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Face area where a 5mm hole has been bored
for 8,500mcd blue mouth LED.
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Check out the two small holes drilled in plastic for LED legs.
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LED leads through the holes in plastic.
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LED mouth in place.
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The two pairs of wires [mouth LED] [TRY_ME connection]
terminated via a plug for easy access.

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Head back together with LED and wires ready to be soldered.

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Almost back together.

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Finished Roboquad LED hacks.

 

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LED placement on Roboquad

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