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Watch this StandWithUs video of a robot from Israel’s 1MRobotics (see previously) helping to speed up online shopping.

The emergence of ChatGPT to write speeches and more has opened the door for lazy students to use AI tools to generate their work without any individual effort. Israel’s Copyleaks (see previously) helps academic institutions check the originality of students’ submitted material.

Israel’s Camero-Tech (see previously) supplied its Xaver 400 and 100 radar systems to locate survivors trapped in the ruins of the recent Turkish earthquakes. Also, Israel’s Stolero Group deployed tech from Israel’s Magal, XTEND and Polaris.

Tiny Israel is ranked number 5 in the world for innovation, implementation, and investment in Artificial Intelligence, according to the UK news website Tortoise Media.  It ranks 3rd in commercialization of AI, 5th in talent, and 9th in development. The article features GreenOnyx, Imagry, and Wasteless.

Israeli NGO United Hatzalah is using cloud-based tech from Israel’s Carbyne to share real-time location data, video, and images with its remote medical teams in Turkey. Separately, Israel’s Sight Diagnostics will deploy its blood count devices at the IDF’s field hospital.

Brenmiller Energy (see previously) is the first Israeli company to win a World CleanTech Award from the CleanTech Business Club – a group of industry, government, and investment leaders from 36 countries. CEO Avi Brenmiller received the outstanding startup award in Abu Dhabi.

Great summary by Seth M Siegel (author of “Let There Be Water”) of Israel’s successful strategy to overcome its water scarcity. Seth is Chief Sustainability Officer at Israel’s N-Drip. See also and previously.

At an ecological community site in Southern Israel, LyOr Rabinowiz and a group of volunteers are growing a forest using the Japanese Miyawaki method. They planted saplings close together, which helps the trees defend each other against pests, revitalize poor soil, and are said to grow much faster.

The tomato harvest robots from Israel’s MetoMotion (see previously) now work at two greenhouse growers in the Netherlands. MetoMotion is looking to install 10 to 20 of the robotic machines this year, targeting Western Europe, followed eventually by Canada and the US.

The Azrieli Foundation has donated $3.75 million to create the Azrieli Center for Excellence in Engineering Education in Israel (Azrieli E3). The new center will develop and promote innovative methods of engineering education, while nurturing engineers over the course of their careers.