Robotics

XTEND expands in Europe with Latvia's Atlas, adding thousands of robotic platforms to portfolio

With Atlas merger, XTEND boosts its autonomous systems portfolio and strengthens support for NATO and EU partners.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
(Illustrative) Tactical, autonomous robotics systems developer XTEND secured extension to $70 million Series B funding
Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.

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
(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

VCing the future? Early-stage start-up hunters share their secrets

"One of the fields I believe strongly in right now is neuroscience. I believe computers will be able to read our thoughts and use them to generate actions."

MARCH 2, 2021ByZEV STUB
(L-R) Gadi Isaev, Managing General Partner at VentureIsrael; Nimrod Cohen, managing partner at TAU Ventures; and Kobi Samboursky, managing partner at Glilot Capital

Amid COVID-19, technologically adroit reap financial benefits

Change is key for surviving coronavirus pandemic.

DECEMBER 14, 2020ByJOSHUA SHUMAN/THE MEDIA LINE
The new robotic COVID-19 testing system created by Yaskawa Europe Technology (YET) can perform 2,800 per day.

Thanks to Israeli robots, the future is here

At the Jerusalem College of Technology, we expect to be an integral part of Israel’s path to becoming a major force in robotics around the world.

NOVEMBER 28, 2020BySTUART HERSHKOWITZ
Rafael’s Coronavirus Robot

Amid election fraud concerns: Could robots decide a US election?

A Trump bot strategy could build a false perception of hundreds of thousands of Americans alleging electoral fraud.

NOVEMBER 8, 2020ByILAN MANOR
A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a sign stating "STOP THE STEAL" and a pin stating "Poll Watcher" after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the Pennsylvania general election vote count across the street from where ballots are being counted, three d

Dolphins in theme parks could be replaced by robot models one day

"The idea of this pilot is really to create a kind of "Sesame Street" under water."

OCTOBER 15, 2020ByREUTERS
Walt Conti, founder and CEO of Edge Innovations, uses a handheld controller to move an animatronic dolphin in a tank at the company's warehouse in Fremont, California, US, September 30, 2020

Blue and White Robotics secures $10m. for autonomous vehicle platform

The funding round was led by Jesselson Investments, Peregrine VC and Entrée Capital.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN
BWR solutions being used to pollinate palms in the Jordan Valley

Joint Israeli-Japanese group is the world’s first robot employment agency

Will the robotics revolution result in fewer jobs for humans?

AUGUST 23, 2020ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE
MusashiAI's autonomous forklift rely on an external AI system to navigate.

Jewish high school student kicked off robotics team for antisemitic joke

According to the lawsuit, the student found some coins on the floor of the robotics lab in November 2018. “Guess I’ll pick them up since I’m the Jew,” the student said.

JULY 21, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
A ROBOT tries to make a heart. Who is behind those online profiles?

Israeli doctors get help from unlikely source: robots

“We’re not yet at a place where robots can replace us, but technological enhancement to human hands is phenomenal.”

JULY 17, 2020ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
Surgeons doing knee surgery at Hadassah hospital's Mount Scopus campus use the ROSA robot, made possible with a grant from USAID's Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad.

Israel's defense industry switches gears in the war against coronavirus

Israel’s defense industry has been a key player in the fight to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

APRIL 19, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Rafael’s Coronavirus Robot