Patent-pending technology, engineered with Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP), uses a novel triangular force plate architecture to capture real-time ground force data directly from the sports surface at scale.
LONDON, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sports technology company Feldspar Group Holdings Limited ("Feldspar") has developed a patent-pending prototype of its world-first surface-based force measurement platform, capable of capturing real-time data directly from the surface at scale.
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