Monthly Archives: January 2022

Environmental tech projects

Israel has awarded a total of NIS 5.3 million to five projects that benefit the environment. They are Agrint (pesticides), Daika Wood (wall cladding), Diptera.ai (mosquitoes), Clean Flare (burning gases) and Emma Sensing (corrosion in pipes). https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/news/pilots-environmental-technologies-granted-support-total-nis-53-million https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-692288 https://www.oktopuscloud.com/terralab-daika https://www.cleanflare.co.uk/

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Smart school bags

Israel’s Tikbag has developed interactive “smart bags” that monitor and notify the wearer via an app if the backpack is too heavy in relation to body weight. It can also check if the bag is unbalanced. Tikbag was developed to … Continue reading

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See the unseen

Israel’s visionary.ai applies computer vision, artificial intelligence, and algorithms to improve the quality of images and videos taken from any camera. It removes blur, provides true night vision, and facial recognition. Visionary.ai has just partnered with Israel’s Inuitive to integrate … Continue reading

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Seeing is believing

Israel’s Oorym has perfected smart glasses for viewing Artificial Reality (AR).  The best visual quality, lightweight, low-cost, and simple manufacture. Based on the research of Yaakov Amitai, a graduate of Israel’s Weizmann, who invented the “waveguide” technology used in most … Continue reading

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They make scents

Israel’s Iromascents has developed a scent delivery mechanism that allows movie goers to experience odors connected with the action on the screen. The system also can also be used inside shops and even installed at home to enhance TV movies. … Continue reading

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Shaken not stirred

Israel’s GKI has launched Cecilia – the world’s first robotic bartender. The first youtube video is totally true.  The second one is just humorous (hopefully you will appreciate it). A very amusing team. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnRk6kDoL24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_TwtHuaD0Q https://cecilia.ai/  https://gkigroup.com/team/

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Empowering the blind on public transport

Israel’s Moovit (see here previously) has partnered UK’s WeWALK to enable blind and partially sighted users to navigate public transportation independently. It provides step-by-step guidance to bus and train stops, real-time arrival info, and audio / text “get off” alerts. … Continue reading

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Indonesian delegation visits Israel

A delegation from Indonesia recently visited Israel to learn about its COVID-19 response. It included National Board for Disaster Management and National COVID Task Force head Suharyanto. Indonesia’s Defense minister previously said talks with Israel were in the national interest. … Continue reading

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Teaching tech to girls in Ghana

World ORT’s Israeli Kadima Mada implements technology curriculums for disadvantaged populations in Israel and in more than 30 other countries.  The Ghana program, first piloted in 2020, uses female instructors to teach young girls coding skills, game design and animation. … Continue reading

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Afghan refugees meet their rescuers

87 Afghan refugees, rescued by Israel’s IsraAID in October, finally got the chance to meet their rescuers in Albania, as they prepared to begin the process of resettlement in Canada. The refugees include judges, journalists, cyclists, families of diplomats, artists, … Continue reading

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