I realized that the project will make a rope that can only register multiple bends in one direction ( down ) with 1 output.

However, this is a good thing since it is one thing it can do well and its simplicity allows it to be used in a modular way.

For example, multiple read ropes in different orientations - different down directions for each rope - can be joined together to form a rope that can register multiple bends in multiple different directions. 

This rope will have an output for each direction since it is multiple 1 output read ropes joined together.