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From: mark@killdeer.Stanford.EDU (Mark Hosang Yim)
Subject: Re: Bend sensors
Message-ID: <1993Mar10.162139.13141@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
Summary: strain guage mechanism
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Organization: Robotics Lab. Stanford University
References: <1nilsqINNda0@disc.coactive.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 16:21:39 GMT
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In article <1nilsqINNda0@disc.coactive.com> disc!dan (dan hennage) writes:
>
>I'm looking for a material similar to that used in the Power Glove which takes
>little force to bend and will sense the angle which it is bent to.  I seem to 
>remember someone posted a source for this a while back.  Any leads would be  
>appreciated.
...
>dan@coactive.com   voice:(415)626-5152    fax:(415)626-6320

There's a guy around here that sells a "Dataglove" like thing that is
based on some kind of new strain gauge.  I've heard that the device
is supposed to be  better than VPL's glove.. don't quote me on
any of this though...

If you're interested, email me, I'll see if I can scrounge up his address.

mark
mark@killdeer.stanford.edu
