diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_modules.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_modules.dm
index 57cf8b1c620..60a36e3e72b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_modules.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_modules.dm
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 		/obj/item/stack/sheet/metal = 50,
 		/obj/item/stack/sheet/glass = 50,
 		/obj/item/stack/sheet/glass/reinforced = 50,
-		/obj/item/stack/cable_coil = 50,
+		/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/robot = 50,
 		/obj/item/stack/rods = 15,
 		/obj/item/stack/tile/plasteel = 15
 		)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 		G.amount = 50
 		src.modules += G
 
-		var/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/W = new /obj/item/stack/cable_coil(src)
+		var/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/robot/W = new /obj/item/stack/cable_coil/robot(src)
 		W.amount = 50
 		src.modules += W
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 		/obj/item/stack/tile/plasteel = 15,
 		/obj/item/stack/sheet/metal = 20,
 		/obj/item/stack/sheet/glass = 20,
-		/obj/item/stack/cable_coil = 30
+		/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/robot = 30
 		)
 
 	New()
diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index 0e0f7c6e1f4..dd04e38321f 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -590,6 +590,31 @@ obj/structure/cable/proc/cableColor(var/colorC)
 		usr << "\blue You cannot do that."
 	..()
 
+/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/robot/verb/set_colour()
+	set name = "Change Colour"
+	set category = "Object"
+
+	var/list/possible_colours = list ("Yellow", "Green", "Pink", "Blue", "Orange", "Cyan", "Red")
+	var/selected_type = input("Pick new colour.", "Cable Colour", null, null) as null|anything in possible_colours
+
+	if(selected_type)
+		switch(selected_type)
+			if("Yellow")
+				color = COLOR_YELLOW
+			if("Green")
+				color = COLOR_GREEN
+			if("Pink")
+				color = COLOR_PINK
+			if("Blue")
+				color = COLOR_BLUE
+			if("Orange")
+				color = COLOR_ORANGE
+			if("Cyan")
+				color = COLOR_CYAN
+			else
+				color = COLOR_RED
+		usr << "You change your cable coil's colour to [selected_type]"
+
 // Items usable on a cable coil :
 //   - Wirecutters : cut them duh !
 //   - Cable coil : merge cables