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Re: Solving static electricity problems by grounding the frame

Cars have the same problem to some extent....during certain weather conditions, when I get out of my wife's late model truck with it's nice cloth seats, I get a shock when I touch the metal door frame. The body is "grounded" (connected to the negative battery terminal), yet the static problem persists.

Did you try dragging a wire or chain or something from the robot frame, and see if it helps reduce the static problem?