[MattRain]

Very interesting! We have been having a lot of problems this year when it comes to static on the ramps, compared to all of our past years as well. (Our team is 2844, and 8640). For the 8640 bot, we have a bar that is only 3/8 inch off the tiles... as a result, we noticed a large static shock coming from it as well. For a fix right now, we have covered the bottom of the robot in electrical tape.

Another thing to keep in mind, is the fact that almost every field element of the past was made of wood, and not pre-manufactured by Andymark. Having elements that are made of mostly metal is not helping the static problem. I would love if FTC started to go away from the smooth foam tiles. It just creates way to much static.