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Spinoff story
Strain Gage
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
HITEC Corporation developed a strain gage application for DanteII, a mobile robot developed for NASA. The gage measured bending forces on the robot's legs and warned human controllers when acceptable forces were exceeded. HITEC further developed the technology for strain gage services in creating transducers out of Indy" racing car suspension pushrods NASCAR suspension components and components used in motion control."