Monthly Archives: October 2022

Polly goes to Finland

Posted on October 23, 2022

Israel’s Arugga AI Farming (see here previously) has won its first European contract. Agrifutura Oy, the Finnish producer of tomato brand Nams, will deploy Arugga’s robot tomato pollinator on its 4.6 hectares of greenhouse tomatoes. Arugga’s “Polly” pollinator is already … Continue reading →

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Electric partnership for Nigeria and Ghana

Posted on October 23, 2022

Israel’s SixAI (see here previously) is partnering Japan’s Musashi Seimitsu to produce and lease millions of battery-powered motorcycles and auto-rickshaws in Nigeria and Ghana. The cheap, environmentally friendly vehicles will then be rolled out to the rest of Africa. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-719035

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Israeli electric motors for Japan

Posted on October 23, 2022

Israel’s EVR Motors (see here previously) has partnered with Tsukasa Electric to bring EVR’s breakthrough electric motor to Japan. The motor is suitable for electric vehicles, construction equipment, agricultural machinery, industrial robots, small boats, and much more. https://www.startuphub.ai/israels-evr-motors-partners-with-tsukasa-electric-to-bring-its-breakthrough-electric-motor-to-japan/

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3D-printing of parts for Boeing

Posted on October 23, 2022

Back in 2018, Israel’s Assembrix (see here previously) protected Boeing’s intellectual property during the 3D-print manufacturing of parts. Assembrix has now signed an agreement with Boeing to develop a platform that physically prints airplane and space station parts. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-719033

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Intel’s Israeli-developed 13th gen processors

Posted on October 23, 2022

Intel has unveiled ‘Raptor Lake’ – its 13th generation Intel Core family of processors. It includes the Core i9-13900K – the world’s fastest desktop processor. For the first time, the official launch was held in Israel, with 90 senior tech … Continue reading →

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Solar panels track the Sun

Posted on October 23, 2022

Israel’s SolarGik tilts solar panels throughout the day with a “smart PV tracker” so they catch more sun and produce up to 25 per cent more energy than standard, fixed panels. The trackers can be installed any place a fixed-tilt … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem’s new water system is completed

Posted on October 23, 2022

After six years of work (see here previously) and some NIS 2.5 billion, Israel’s National water company Mekorot has inaugurated the new 5th water transmission system for Jerusalem. It will be the main water artery for the towns surrounding Israel’s … Continue reading →

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Israeli involvement in diverted asteroid mission

Posted on October 23, 2022

NASA’s DART mission successfully diverted an asteroid showing it potentially can protect the Earth. Israel’s Ramon.Space (see here previously) provided an important computer processor for the Italian satellite that captured vital images of DART’s impact. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EqB2Z1emc4

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Join the Technion UK (virtually) on its Israel tour

Posted on October 23, 2022

Register for free to join (virtually) the Technion UK’s “Out of This World” Israel trip (Oct 24-28). Hear from Technion Professors and entrepreneurs; See museums, Iron Dome, and more. Save the date (Jun 4 – 8 2023) for the Israel … Continue reading →

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The world’s largest sustainability database

Posted on October 23, 2022

Israel’s Continue AI has developed a sustainability intelligence platform to help leading companies reach their environmental goals. The platform utilizes AI to synthesize millions of data points to provide recommended actions that enable corporations to achieve sustainable goals. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rjkrr7nmo https://www.continueai.com/

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