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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

robotics

Israel Defense Ministry director-general Eyal Zamir speaks at a defense tech summit at Tel Aviv University on December 10, 2024. (Dror Sithakol/Lense Productions)
December 10, 2024, 4:44 pm
AI a ‘game-changer’ for future of warfare, says Defense Ministry director-general
In first year of war, 86 startups focusing on innovative tech took in orders worth $168 million from government body, five times more than previous year’s total, data shows
By Sharon Wrobel
Founders of Israeli startup Mentee Robotics (from left to right) Prof. Shai Shalev-Shwartz, Prof. Amnon Shashua, and Prof. Lior Wolf with prototype AI humanoid robot. (Courtesy)
April 18, 2024, 7:38 pm
Mobileye founder gives sneak peek into human-like AI robot doing household chores
Israeli startup Mentee Robotics debuts prototype of general-purpose robot that can move everywhere, clean dishes, do the laundry, work in warehouses… and learns on the fly
By Sharon Wrobel
Dr. Cezar Mizrahi uses augmented reality robotic technology in complex minimally invasive spine surgery for the first time in the world in August 2023. (Courtesy of Shaare Zedek Medical Center)
August 30, 2023, 2:31 pm
In global first, Shaare Zedek spine surgeon combines augmented reality with robotics
25-year-old patient with severely broken back after falling from a height was on his feet and walking without assistance less than a day after the procedure
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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BionicHIVE’s SqUID warehouse robot in action (BionicHIVE)
June 6, 2023, 3:30 pm
Elon Musk hails Israeli startup as the ‘robot future’
Fast-growing BionicHIVE transforms warehouses into automated hubs, with robots scaling shelves to retrieve and distribute packages
By Sara Toth Stub
A robot prepares a bag of Nespresso coffee capsules ahead of its distribution to a customer, at the automated storeroom designed by the Israeli company 1MRobotics, in Tel Aviv, January 11, 2023. (JACK GUEZ/AFP)
February 15, 2023, 5:12 pm
Israeli startup deploys robots to boost pace of online shopping deliveries
Company’s robots can manage small automated storerooms, quickly packaging items for speedy collection by customers, couriers
By Jonah Mandel
Israeli startup MetoMotion's greenhouse robotic worker picks and packs tomatoes. (Courtesy)
February 2, 2023, 6:15 pm
Israeli startup develops first AI robot for picking tomatoes
MetoMotion says driverless machine slashes harvesting costs by 50%; startup seeks to raise $8 million to scale up production
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli startup Verobotics develops autonomous AI-powered robots used to clean and inspect the facades of high-rise buildings. (Courtesy)
January 18, 2023, 8:39 pm
Meet the Israeli robot spiderman that will clean skyscraper facades in Hong Kong
Verobotics inks $5.4 million deal for its AI-powered ‘human-like’ vertical robots to clean and inspect the exterior of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong
By Sharon Wrobel
The new Tel Aviv University robot, with smell capabilities that use a locust's antenna (YouTube screen grab/Tel Aviv University)
January 18, 2023, 2:59 pm
Israeli robot fitted with locust antenna gains scent superpowers
Dog gone? Insect parts are so powerful they could one day replace sniffer dogs and even high-resolution cameras, Tel Aviv scientists predict
By Nathan Jeffay
A robotic system built by 1MRobotics for nano-fulfillment centers. (Courtesy)
September 19, 2022, 6:21 pm
Israeli startup nabs $25m for robotic systems that power ‘nano’ fulfillment centers
Founded in 2021, 1MRobotics built a ‘hardware and software ecosystem’ that allows global brands to upgrade logistics, delivery operations
By Ricky Ben-David
BionicHIVE’s SqUID warehouse robot helps sort and manage packages. (Courtesy)
April 21, 2022, 7:02 pm
Amazon backs Israeli autonomous robot maker BionicHIVE for warehouse solution
Company developed robotic fleet, powered by AI-based algorithmic engine, to sort, select, put away packages
By Ricky Ben-David
An illustrative image of a smart robotic farming concept. (sarawuth702 via iStock by Getty Images)
April 14, 2022, 6:35 pm
Israel, South Korea launch new program for robotics tech cooperation
Initiative to offer funding of up to $5.3 million per joint project for two to four years
By Ricky Ben-David
An Easy Aerial Drone being flown in New York. (Facebook)
March 23, 2022, 11:44 am
Can drones make NYC safer? Israeli company, Brooklyn partner pitch idea to mayor
Blue White Robotics and EasyAerial say their autonomous drones can help fight crime, ensure public safety
By Jacob Henry
Barak Houry, 12, sits next to a small-scale model of a fire-fighting robot concept he built on his own. Houry was killed while riding his bike on Yom Kippur on September 15, 2021. (Courtesy of the Houry family)
September 23, 2021, 2:12 pm
Family of boy killed on Yom Kippur fundraise for his ‘robot firefighter’ project
The life of Barak Houry, 12, was tragically cut short when he was run over on his bike; his family is intent on fulfilling his dream: creating an automated fire-fighting device
By Ricky Ben-David
Inside the Beehome, an autonomous, automated hive by Israeli startup Beewise that can house up to 24 bee colonies. (Courtesy)
August 31, 2021, 3:18 pm
Israeli AI startup bets on robotic beehives to save global bee populations
Beewise says round-the-clock monitoring, care for honeybees will make world of difference in protecting pollinators, global food supply and agriculture
By Ricky Ben-David
PROMOTED CONTENT
April 8, 2021, 3:06 pm
Israeli startup’s precision robots poised to transform brain surgery
Prof. Moshe Shoham, founder of Mazor Robotics, acquired for $1.64 billion, will speak about his new company Tamar Robotics on Monday, April 12
By Sara Toth Stub
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