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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

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For Illustration: Israeli startup Xtend supplies the Israeli army and the US Defense Department with drone operating systems. (Courtesy)
May 8, 2024, 10:23 pm
Israeli developer of VR drone system used by IDF in Hamas war raises $40m
Xtend will use the funds to further develop AI operating system that allows humans to manage teams of drones and robots for defense and civilian purposes
By Sharon Wrobel
Robots are presented during a press conference with a panel of AI-enabled humanoid social robots as part of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 'AI for Good' global summit in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, July 07, 2023. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
July 9, 2023, 2:55 am
Human-looking robots tell UN they could run world better, but won’t rebel
At Geneva confab, robots say humans should proceed with caution when embracing artificial intelligence and admit they can’t — yet — grasp human emotions
By Robin MILLARD
A drone with a pollination device is used in a demonstration of avocado tree pollination at an orchard near Kibbutz Eyal in the center of Israel, April 24, 2023. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
June 29, 2023, 12:12 pm
Israeli technology pioneers using drones, AI and big data to farm for the future
From artificial pollination to picking fruit with robots, innovators aim to fill gap caused by growing demand for food and dearth of agriculture workers
By Jonah Mandel
Nubian ibex on a mountain above the Dead Sea, 2009 (Courtesy Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
January 26, 2023, 1:42 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 26: Intense month for Knesset; robot helps ibex cross the road
Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren on first 30 days of new government, AI tech for animals, as military reporter Emanuel Fabian discusses spate of East Jerusalem, West Bank attacks
By ToI Staff
Police vehicles are stationed at Union Square following recent robberies in San Francisco on December 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
December 2, 2022, 5:49 am
San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that can kill with explosives
City supervisors approve use of potentially deadly remote-controlled bots in emergency situations, despite strong objections from civil liberties groups
By Janie Har
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on December 1, 2020. (Hannibal Hanschke/ Pool Photo via AP/ File)
October 1, 2022, 9:37 am
Musk shows prototype humanoid robot; experts unimpressed
2nd robot had to be carried on stage by 3 people; experts skeptical Tesla is anywhere near close to rolling out legions of human-like home robots that can do ‘useful things’
By Tom Krisher and Matt O'Brien
Robot traps a boy's finger during chess game, fracturing it, July 2022 (Screen grab)
July 25, 2022, 9:18 am
Chess-playing robot turns violent mid-match, breaks kid’s finger
Robotic arm turns on its young opponent, pinning down and fracturing the digit of one of Russia’s best young players
By ToI Staff
Robot artist Ai-Da. (Screenshot/YouTube)
October 21, 2021, 8:20 pm
Egypt detains artist robot over spy fears ahead of pyramids art show
Ai-Da held by authorities for 10 days on suspicion of espionage due to cameras in its eyes that enable it to paint
By ToI Staff
Elon Musk announces the 'Tesla Bot' in an online conference, on August 19, 2021. (Video screenshot)
August 20, 2021, 3:15 pm
Elon Musk announces plans for humanoid ‘Tesla Bot’
The billionaire entrepreneur says android is aimed at making physical work a ‘choice,’ jokes it will be ‘friendly’ and built so that ‘you can run away from it’
By AFP
The robot developed by the Israeli startup Seamless Vision. (Courtesy Sheba Medical Center)
July 9, 2021, 6:37 am
Drug-delivery robots deployed at Israel’s largest hospital to cut chemo wait
The robots will whirr along a system of underground tunnels, use regular corridors, and even call and ride elevators, to race drugs to patients as fast as possible
By Nathan Jeffay
Robot Sophia uses a brush to paint at Hanson Robotics studio in Hong Kong on March 29, 2021 (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
April 3, 2021, 2:27 pm
Robot painter sells piece for $688K, now eyes music career
Sophia collaborated with Italian artist, processing his work via neural networks and then creating a digital artwork of her own
By Zen Soo and ALICE FUNG
The Hominis Surgical System developed by Memic Innovative Surgery is a robotic surgical device (Courtesy)
March 3, 2021, 11:47 am
Israeli robotic arms get FDA nod for minimally invasive hysterectomies
The Hominis Surgical System developed by Memic Innovative Surgery provides human-level dexterity, optimal access and 360 degrees of movement, startup says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Percepto, an Israeli maker of drones, is creating a fleet of fully autonomous robots and drones to monitor industrial sites by teaming up with US robot maker Boston Dynamics (Courtesy)
November 24, 2020, 4:27 pm
Percepto to create fleet of robots and drones to monitor industrial sites
Israeli drone maker nabs $45 million investment to equip Boston Dynamics robots with inspection tools developed for its drones
By Shoshanna Solomon
The AmphiSTAR developed by the lab of David Zarrouk at Ben-Gurion University mimics the movements of cockroaches and lizards and is able to swim, run on top of water, and crawl on challenging terrain (Courtesy)
November 3, 2020, 4:39 pm
New Israeli robot scurries like a cockroach, runs like a lizard – swims, too
Created by lab of David Zarrouk of Ben-Gurion University, palm-sized amphibious AmphiSTAR to be used for agriculture and search and rescue
By Shoshanna Solomon
Shelly Levy-Tzedek, head of the Cognition, Aging and Rehabilitation laboratory at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, with a PARO robot. (Dani Machlis/Ben Gurion University of the Negev)
June 17, 2020, 12:11 pm
Robot cuddles could fill void as pandemic makes touching taboo, research finds
An Israeli study says an interactive stuffed animal could hold the key to pain relief, opening a window to compassionate care even under social distancing rules
By Nathan Jeffay
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