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Re: Driving on carpet

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Originally Posted by Hazmatt View Post
So the wheels are stripping electrons off of the ground and giving the chassis a negative charge while leaving the ground positive. The opposite charges will then attract thus increasing the force of the robot on the regolith. Will this be counted as an extra traction device?
if my understanding of electricity is correct,

it should be the other way around
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