Robotics

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
(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.
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

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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
Skunk Works and Xtend are collaborating to expand joint all domain command and control

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.

|ByJAMES GENN

Physiotherapy robots need to be more human-like, say Ben Gurion U researchers

One of the lead researchers said that there is a definite need to personalize encounters between the robots and humans.

OCTOBER 23, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Dr. Shelly Levy-Tzedek (in red dress) demonstrates to President Rivlin how she uses robots for physical therapy during the president’s visit to BGU. Lab Engineer Avital Elishay (at the computer) is running the demonstration.

#25 Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram - Keeping our roads safe

While not all is rosy for the hi-tech giant - the company is currently battling accusations of insider trading - it is poised to change the automotive world.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Mobileye co-founders Amnon Shashua (left) and Ziv Aviram.