[gburlison]

Originally Posted by Raul

We bought two 4' x 8' sheets of that "ice" material ($30 per sheet) for the floor and did some testing. We compared traction on the "ice" the carpet and plain old tiled floor. The ice was the slickest. The carpet was slick but not as bad. The tile was surprisingly almost the same as the ice. So, to answer your question, if you cannot afford to buy some of the ice material, use a tiled floor as your best simulation.

Did you collect and numbers to help us compare?
I was thinking that we might stretch a large sheet of plastic over a tile floor and tape down the edges. If the plastic is thick enough, hopefully the robot will not wrinkle and tear it long enough to practice.