[Al Skierkiewicz]

Jesus,
You might try making a zig-zag run from one side of the robot to the other. Place the elevator section of your robot at it's highest point and set the length of your wiring from top to bottom. Then use a wire tie at the top and bottom of the run to hold your test wire in place. When you collapse the elevator you will see the wire try to fall in a zig-zag fashion. Using some elastic or surgical tubing, try to pull the wire to one side and/or the other as the elevator goes up and down. If the tubing is too strong, it may be slit along it's length to form narrow strips that are not as strong as the whole tube. use the tubing to keep the wires from getting caught by the moving parts of the elevator. If you have a small bundle of wiring, wire ties placed a few inches apart for the whole length will work to keep the wiring together. If the bundle is larger, you might want to use "split loom" tubing that can be found at Radio Shack, MCM or a local car stereo outlet.