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Re: Building fully flexible tail (several joints) with minimal actuation required

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Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain
First off the cable wouldn't be attached to each joint. Put a hole on each side of each segment and you only connect the cable to both sides of the last segment.
The cable is not attached to any segment but the first and last, it is simply captured by pulleys to keep it close to each segment when in tension or relaxed.
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