Sensing servo torque
Whilst playing around with my servo controller I realised that the power used by a servo goes up considerably when it’s under heavy load (such as when it’s pressing against the table and still trying to move). I can, potentially, get an idea of this load by measuring the current that each servo is using and using this feedback somehow. I’ve yet to work out how, but at the very least it could be used to protect the servos against overloading; if the load gets above a certain threshold then stop moving!