[Jared Russell]

If you want to know the CoF of your robot, it's generally to answer one or both of the following questions:

1) How well can my robot push/resist pushing?
2) How well will my robot turn/handle?

#2 seems decidedly more complicated than #1 to me. Then again, #2 depends on a lot more factors than just CoF. To measure #1, wouldn't a swath of carpet and a stationary scale/load cell to push against be sufficient?

It would be swell if a team brought such a rig to the Championship some year. If they actually give the Hall of Fame teams more than a cocktail table next year, maybe that would be a good use of the space...