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Sesame Quadruped

A custom-rebuilt open-source quadruped on ESP32-S3 with dedicated power monitoring.

Servos
8x ES08AII
Compute
ESP32-S3
Power
INA219 monitored

Overview

A ground-up rebuild of an open-source quadruped platform, replacing the stock BOM with components chosen for better torque, power headroom, and observability.

Approach

Modified BOM: EMAX ES08AII servos, a 7.4V LiPo supply, and a Freenove ESP32-S3 as the main compute module. Added an INA219 for power monitoring and battery cutoff, three independent buck-converter rails for clean power separation, and an SPI OLED for live telemetry.

Specifications

Servos
EMAX ES08AII x8
Compute
Freenove ESP32-S3
Power supply
7.4V 2S LiPo
Power monitoring
INA219 I2C
Display
SPI OLED
Rails
3x independent buck converters