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{{Infobox company|company_name=Zephyr Technology CorpCorporation

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'''Zephyr Technology LimitedCorporation''' is an American privately owned company specializing is remote monitoring of people's [[physiology]] and [[biomechanics]]. Smart fabrics are used for physiological sensor electrodes designed into elastic straps or clothing. Bio-mechanical sensing is used so that doctors can understand what a person is doing physically to give context to the vital signs being monitored. This information can be used for [[training]], [[triage]], [[command and control]] and [[incident commander]]

Zephyr has research and development facilities in New Zealand and India. Commercial employees reside in USA, Germany and New Zealand. The company sells a research version of its product to researchers and universities and a simplified version to Professional sports teams for training and fitness. The remote physiological sensing and biomechanical measurements are used for [[first responders]] and [[soldiers]] to remotely manage personnel in dangerous situations and make command decisions if someone is injured. These systems transmit the data across [[VHF]] radios and [[satellite]].