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2,000 SoftWheel wheelchairs for veterans

I reported previously (Sep 2015) on the plan for US Army veterans to receive revolutionary wheelchairs from Israeli startup SoftWheel. The US Department of Veterans Affairs has since approved 361 of the wheelchairs and a new deal makes that into … Continue reading

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It’s all go for Softwheel

I’ve reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Softwheel and its revolutionary new wheel technology.  The latest news is that Softwheel is partnering car-maker Ford and truck-maker Iveco. Both companies are embarking on electric vehicle projects and have chosen Softwheel to … Continue reading

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Forever changing lives

Great new video showing how much US wheelchair users are benefiting from Israel’s SoftWheel. https://www.youtube.com/embed/wwGc7NV2vEo?rel=0

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Israeli wheel to go into mass production

Regular readers will have read several previous articles about the revolutionary new wheel developed by Israel’s SoftWheel. Now Canadian auto parts maker Linamar is investing “millions of dollars” in a production line that will manufacture hundreds of thousands of these … Continue reading

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Five new US-Israeli clean energy projects

The US-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program has granted $4.8 million for five newly selected clean energy projects. The Israeli companies involved are Brenmiller, CelDezyner, QDM, SoftWheel and TerraGenic. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bird-energy-to-invest-48-million-in-cooperative-israel-us-clean-energy-projects-300549880.html

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CNN discovers Israeli that reinvented the wheel

CNN’s Oren Liebermann has written about three Israeli Innovations that will revolutionize the planet.  They are Softwheel’s wheel with built-in suspension, Mobileye’s autonomous vehicle technology and Aquarius’s replacement for the combustion engine. (video is of Softwheel). http://cnn.it/2g4jdOi

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Soft wheels for cars

Israel’s SoftWheel is to bring its innovative automatic suspension system to the automobile sector.  No flat tires, because the SoftWheel system uses a rigid tire that is not filled with air.  At AIPAC, SoftWheel demonstrated the company’s Acrobat wheelchair and … Continue reading

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Wheels for US veterans

Wheelchair-bound US army veterans will be among the first to use the revolutionary Acrobat Wheel created by Israel’s SoftWheel. Selective suspension mechanism kicks in when going over uneven terrain, stairs etc. Veterans can apply to the US Independence Fund or … Continue reading

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The Rhode Island – Israel partnership

(M) Rhode Island has followed the path set by its New England neighbor Massachusetts and developed strong business relationships with the Startup Nation.  Latest joint projects include R-I Hospital with Israel’s Timocco and Crawford HPC with Israel’s Softwheel. http://m.providencejournal.com/article/20150213/NEWS/150219639/2011/OPINION/?Start=1

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Another $8.3million for 11 projects

The Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has approved $8.3 million in new funding for 11 projects involving US and Israeli companies.  The Israeli firms include BrainsGate, MobileOCT, ThetaRay, Orgenesis and Softwheel (from previous newsletters). http://www.israel21c.org/news/bird-invests-8-3-million-in-11-new-rd-projects/ http://www.birdf.com/?CategoryID=427&ArticleID=471

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