SpaceIL’s spacecraft was just a few kilometers from the Moon when engine failure caused Beresheet to crash land. However, Israel is one of only 7 countries to put a spacecraft into Moon orbit – and the Israeli flag is on … Continue reading →

Beijing Capital International Airport has selected foreign object detection (FOD) technology from Israel’s Xsight Systems (see here). The system will be installed on the airport’s east runway, protecting take-offs and landings from debris, birds, and other hazardous objects. https://www.jpost.com/Jpost-Tech/Business-and-Innovation/Beijing-airport-selects-Israeli-radar-technology-to-protect-runway-585765 https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3759705,00.html

Israel public transportation app Moovit operated a special service to encourage voting in Tuesday’s National Election. It helped users navigate their way to their polling station and reminded them to go out and vote. All interurban public transportation was free … Continue reading →

Israel’s Technion Institute and Bar-Ilan University have won the Israeli government’s tender to jointly build a new National Center for the Promotion of Smart Transportation Research. It will bring Israeli and overseas researchers together to work on smart transportation ventures. … Continue reading →

Israeli startup Brodmann17 has developed technology that can process artificial intelligent (AI) algorithms on low powered computer chips. Meanwhile Israel’s Run:AI has also developed software that automatically optimizes computer resources for deep learning processes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHTgyXMbOXo https://brodmann17.com/ https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3759722,00.html https://www.run.ai/

I reported previously (Mar 2017) on Israel’s HiBob when it was developing a computer system for UK insurance giant Aviva. Now it is focused on building the first HR platform for the workplace of the future and has raised $20 … Continue reading →

I briefly mentioned previously (2nd Mar) Israel’s Prisma Photonics and its fiber sensing system. Prisma has just won the Israeli Government (GCA) Challenge for detecting unauthorized activities along the 700 km of pipelines of the Israeli Natural Gas Lines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InuPRZjwykU

Three co-founders of Israel’s Mellanox have founded ProteanTecs. The new company develops technology that will allow devices to report their health and warn of failures. Its markets include enterprise IT and autonomous vehicles. (See also EcoPlant, Augury, 3DSignals and Opgal) … Continue reading →

Many of the participants in the Nadav Shoham Robotraffic Competition at Israel’s Technion Institute were too young to drive.  Yet they were building autonomous cars. The 1,000 students came from Israel (Jews & Arabs), the US, Argentina, Russia, Mexico, and … Continue reading →