Robotics

Engineering the future from the Negev

Sapir Academic College’s Faculty of Technology is creating a new model of higher education that blends academic excellence, applied research, and close industry collaboration to drive innovation

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE
Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.
(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.

Can virtual reality teach the 'feel' of medicine? New Israeli study says not yet

Ancient dissections of Galen reveal a gap in modern medical training: tacit, hands-on skills still can’t be fully taught by digital tools.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026

Ukraine's defense AI chief predicts 'new paradigm' of warfare

Danylo Tsvok predicts 'war of operating systems' with Russia in the next three-five years

|ByREUTERS
Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025

Robot patrol dogs could be coming to Taiwan's South China Sea islands

Robot patrol dogs are one way the Taiwanese military is modernizing itself against the looming threat from China.

|ByREUTERS

XTEND selected for Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program Phase II

The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program is one of the largest drone initiatives in US military history, aiming to procure over 200,000 drones by 2027.

JUNE 1, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Skunk Works and Xtend are collaborating to expand joint all domain command and control

Elbit subsidiary acquires Israeli autonomous AI-powered off-road robotic warfare company

'Autonomy and robotics are reshaping how defense forces operate today' - Eyal Dahan, CEO of FUSE, an Elbit Systems subsidiary.

MAY 28, 2026ByJAMES GENN
A Bluewhite autonomy kit installed on a BL Advance Systems BLR MK2 Platform.

IDF escalates robot wars against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Bint Jbail

The IDF has ramped up its use of robots in warfare against Hezbollah in Bint Jbail, accelerating the destruction of weapons infrastructure as military operations intensify.

APRIL 22, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Hezbollah weapons seized by the IDF in southern Lebanon, published April 22, 2026; illustrative.

Jerusalem highlights: March 6-12

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

MARCH 6, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘Princess Abigail and the Factory of Emotions’ (see Friday).

IDF's new mechanical AI robot takes two hours to clean tanks, which soldiers needed 48 hours for

The robot operates autonomously, without soldiers present in dangerous environments and without exposure to chemicals, oils, or extreme heat.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByDR. ITAY GAL
Ruby AI's robotic tank cleaner.

Internet mocks Iranians dressed as 'advanced humanoid robots' at tech expo

Acne scars, blinking and breathing revealed the "advanced" robots were people in costumes.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Costumed humans pretending to be robots at an Iranian tech expo in November.

The future of robotics is software-defined

Hardware may win a fight; software wins the war.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByAVIV SHAPIRA
Skylorder

Elon Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion net worth, Forbes list shows

The milestone comes just under a year after Musk's net worth crossed $400 billion and underscores his lead as the world's richest person.

OCTOBER 2, 2025ByREUTERS
Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 30, 2025.

Robotics team withdraws from Global Finals to honor Shabbat

Because the competition was to be held on a Saturday, the team was prepared to have to withdraw from the competition in order to observe Shabbat. 

APRIL 20, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
One of Israel’s youth robotics teams, Trigon Amit Boys, has declined to participate in the final stages of the FIRST robotics finals over Shabbat observance.

How is Israel's autonomous 'RobDozer' revolutionizing combat engineering?

IAI: “The RobDozer is operational and combat-proven, having carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing the risk to troops."

MARCH 27, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IAI's new autonomous bulldozer, the 'RobDozer'.