How I Replaced Roboquad's Eyes and Mouth Part 2
Categories: Robot Hacks and Mods
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:
![[image]](http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/747/emailmouthhack1bc4.jpg)
The main CPU
![[image]](http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8063/emailmouthhack2oh9.jpg)
Two wires soldered to the spkr plug.
![[image]](http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1937/emailmouthhack3gc1.jpg)
CPU showing PC1 where the TRY_ME connection is.
![[image]](http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1169/emailmouthhack5er1.jpg)
Roboquads neck area where two pairs of wires
have to be threaded through, quite tricky as there is not much room.
![[image]](http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4351/emailmouthhack6hr7.jpg)
Parts of the lower neck base which
have to be removed in order to thread wires through.
![[image]](http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5946/emailmouthhack7jq3.jpg)
Area showing head servo motor
Again: wires have to be threaded past the motor.
![[image]](http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9474/emailmouthhack8jj8.jpg)
Two pairs of wires threaded through [tricky job!]
![[image]](http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2509/emailmouthhack9ii4.jpg)
Face area where a 5mm hole has been bored
for 8,500mcd blue mouth LED.
![[image]](http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7239/emailmouthhack10gk4.jpg)
Check out the two small holes drilled in plastic for LED legs.
![[image]](http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1323/emailmouthhack11iu6.jpg)
LED leads through the holes in plastic.
![[image]](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6487/emailmouthhack12ub4.jpg)
LED mouth in place.
![[image]](http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/3171/emailmouthhack13op3.jpg)
The two pairs of wires [mouth LED] [TRY_ME connection]
terminated via a plug for easy access.
![[image]](http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6820/emailmouthhack14ek9.jpg)
Head back together with LED and wires ready to be soldered.
![[image]](http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7411/emailmouthhack15qm5.jpg)
Almost back together.
![[image]](http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/121/emailfinishedroboquadzs4.jpg)
Finished Roboquad LED hacks.
![[image]](http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/553/emailledinfodg9.jpg)
LED placement on Roboquad
Next: Part 3 with videos!
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