Israel Active

Israel’s D-ID (see previously) has launched “Agents” - interactive digital humans for customer-facing businesses. They apparently respond intelligently to customer questions and provide personalized advice, meeting the customers' need for prompt and effective interaction.

Scientists at Israel’s Technion are working with NASA to build FLUTE – the Fluidic Telescope. It will have self-healing mirrors with a 50-meter aperture (compared to the 6.5-meter James Webb) and will see distant objects in greater detail. If it works, future apertures could reach 10km.

Israel’s NextVision manufactures tiny cameras for drones and UAVs. They are lightweight, low power consumption, high performance, high reliability, and value for money. NextVision’s value has soared by six times to NIS 2.3 billion since it launched on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in 2021.

Researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have found that severe monsoon rains that occasionally cause deadly floods in India follow cold dry airstream intrusions that act like a sponge, sucking in water from the Indian Ocean. The discovery can help predict floods and save lives.  

Israel’s Electreon (see previously) has completed the world’s first wireless charging terminal for public buses. Public transport operator Electra Afikim can now wirelessly charge its buses, 24 hours a day, at its terminal in Rosh HaAyin in central Israel.

Israel’s Razor Labs (see previously) has transformed its DataMind AI product to detect issues with complex heavy machinery. Its reputation has soared in the Australian mining industry and has won a contract with a mining giant in Australia, the US, and South Africa.

Post-grad student Zachary Bamberger at Israel’s Technion has created Rhetoric AI, helped by students and professors. It reports social media posts that violate the terms of service, and produces counterarguments in Arabic, Hebrew, or English for volunteers to utilize in their responses.

Israel’s IXDen was selected by Israel’s water company Mekorot in 2021 to protect Israel’s water supply (see previously). It will now rollout its solution to 70 locations in Israel and will protect thousands of water sites in the country.

The IDF’s advanced operation “Gift from the skies” accurately parachuted supplies from a Shimshon (Super Hercules) aircraft to its troops in Gaza. It autonomously guided seven tons of supplies to ground forces operating in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Generative AI is the use of algorithms to generate text, images, or other media, indistinguishable from that produced by humans. Israel has 130 startups in this business area, raising over $2.2 billion of investment in the last 3 years, making it the 3rd largest player in the world. (includes embedded Viola map of Israeli startups)