Robotics

Internet mocks Iranians dressed as 'advanced humanoid robots' at tech expo

Acne scars, blinking and breathing revealed the "advanced" robots were people in costumes.

Costumed humans pretending to be robots at an Iranian tech expo in November.
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The future of robotics is software-defined

 Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 30, 2025.

Elon Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion net worth, Forbes list shows

 One of Israel’s youth robotics teams, Trigon Amit Boys, has declined to participate in the final stages of the FIRST robotics finals over Shabbat observance.

Robotics team withdraws from Global Finals to honor Shabbat


VCing the future? Early-stage start-up hunters share their secrets

"One of the fields I believe strongly in right now is neuroscience. I believe computers will be able to read our thoughts and use them to generate actions."

(L-R)  Gadi Isaev, Managing General Partner at VentureIsrael;  Nimrod Cohen, managing partner at TAU Ventures; and  Kobi Samboursky, managing partner at Glilot Capital

Amid COVID-19, technologically adroit reap financial benefits

Change is key for surviving coronavirus pandemic.

The new robotic COVID-19 testing system created by Yaskawa Europe Technology (YET) can perform 2,800 per day.

Thanks to Israeli robots, the future is here

At the Jerusalem College of Technology, we expect to be an integral part of Israel’s path to becoming a major force in robotics around the world.

Rafael’s Coronavirus Robot

Amid election fraud concerns: Could robots decide a US election?

A Trump bot strategy could build a false perception of hundreds of thousands of Americans alleging electoral fraud.

A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a sign stating "STOP THE STEAL" and a pin stating "Poll Watcher" after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the Pennsylvania general election vote count across the street from where ballots are being counted, three d

Dolphins in theme parks could be replaced by robot models one day

"The idea of this pilot is really to create a kind of "Sesame Street" under water."

Walt Conti, founder and CEO of Edge Innovations, uses a handheld controller to move an animatronic dolphin in a tank at the company's warehouse in Fremont, California, US, September 30, 2020

Blue and White Robotics secures $10m. for autonomous vehicle platform

The funding round was led by Jesselson Investments, Peregrine VC and Entrée Capital.

BWR solutions being used to pollinate palms in the Jordan Valley

Joint Israeli-Japanese group is the world’s first robot employment agency

Will the robotics revolution result in fewer jobs for humans?

MusashiAI's autonomous forklift rely on an external AI system to navigate.

Jewish high school student kicked off robotics team for antisemitic joke

According to the lawsuit, the student found some coins on the floor of the robotics lab in November 2018. “Guess I’ll pick them up since I’m the Jew,” the student said.

A ROBOT tries to make a heart. Who is behind those online profiles?

Israeli doctors get help from unlikely source: robots

“We’re not yet at a place where robots can replace us, but technological enhancement to human hands is phenomenal.”

Surgeons doing knee surgery at Hadassah hospital's Mount Scopus campus use the ROSA robot, made possible with a grant from USAID's Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad.

Israel's defense industry switches gears in the war against coronavirus

Israel’s defense industry has been a key player in the fight to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

Rafael’s Coronavirus Robot