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2,000 SoftWheel wheelchairs for veterans

Posted on July 24, 2018

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

Posted on June 24, 2018

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

Posted on September 25, 2018

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

Posted on April 8, 2018

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

Posted on November 26, 2017

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

Posted on November 27, 2016

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

Posted on March 27, 2016

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

Posted on September 28, 2015

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

Posted on February 22, 2015

(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

Posted on January 18, 2015

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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