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Originally Posted by phrontist

Bah! If I get that desperate I'd just make a really low friction housing for the assembly and put it in direct contact with the ground, with the ability to retract up into the robot's body. I'm no where near that desperate yet.

Thats not a bad idea as long as the carpet won't mess up the surface of your housing and you have a low slung robot. But in terms of controlling the surface quality and distance to the surface, I'm not sure that it will be as effective. Either way, it might have been a joke but don't rule it out.