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Re: possible solution to the static problem
As I've previously mentioned in a related thread, an anti-static spray coating like ACL Staticide leaves a slightly conductive film on the surface of the regolith. It's available from McMaster-Carr (7090T37) in a 1-qt spray bottle, enough to treat an entire field. This product is designed to dissipate static charge on slick, non-porous, hard surfaces. If conductive copper tape were attached between the regolith and field boundary at a few locations around the field, the charge will have a path to bleed from the robots, down a chain, across the regolith, through the field structure, and finally to earth ground.
Perhaps someone can measure the change in coefficient of friction for regolith treated with Staticide. I suspect the change in friction would be quite small. The benefits of minimizing loss of comms, DS resets, replayed matches and even damage to electronics should offset a slight change in the playing surface.
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