Robotics

Engineering the future from the Negev

Sapir Academic College’s Faculty of Technology is creating a new model of higher education that blends academic excellence, applied research, and close industry collaboration to drive innovation

Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.
(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.

Can virtual reality teach the 'feel' of medicine? New Israeli study says not yet

A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026

Ukraine's defense AI chief predicts 'new paradigm' of warfare

Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025

Robot patrol dogs could be coming to Taiwan's South China Sea islands


Do humans get lazier when robots help with tasks? - study

Scientists find that humans pay less attention to their work when they think robot ‘team-mates’ have already done it.

 An artistic illustration of robots working on computers.

American Jewish author Dara Horn trains her robot to shake a lulav

The fun little video made the rounds on X (formerly Twitter), and it points to what will only get more relevant as a question for religious authorities to resolve.

 Yada Labs Artificial Intelligence called Desdemona, with a robotic body, stands on a stage and answers questions of visitors during the opening day of the international consumer technology fair IFA in Berlin, Germany September 1, 2023.

US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years

The scale and scope of the US announcement make clear the future of conflict has changed: the age of warfighting robots is upon us.

 A TALON tracked military robot picks up a downed unmanned aerial system at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 19, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Mustard)

Israel takes giant leap forward with magnetic sensors

The sensors can detect low-frequency magnetic fields smaller than 200 pico-Tesla, which is more than 200,000 times smaller than the earth's magnetic field. 

 Magnetic field produced by an electric current in a solenoid.

AI-powered robots maintain Tel Aviv's famous Boardwalk

The RoboDeck robot combines cutting-edge AI technology and advanced robotics to keep the deck clean, safe, and attractive for the walking public.

 RoboDeck, a robotic system that treats wooden decks.

RoboCat: Google DeepMind's innovative leap into AI-powered robotics

The self-improving AI agent RoboCat, demonstrates proficiency in operating various robotic arms, learning from minimal demonstrations, and enhancing its capabilities through self-generated data.

Robotic interactions

Chat-GPT designs working tomato-picking robot

This is the first demonstration of the artificial intelligence tool’s potential for collaborating with humans

 Robotic tomato picker, designed by artificial intelligence.

Are you chatting with an AI bot? This may help you figure it out

AI21 Labs released some initial statistics regarding the users’ ability to correctly identify artificially intelligent chatbots on Wednesday.

Artificial intelligence (Ilustrative)

Robots could be new hardware of Start-up Nation, head of Israeli Robotics Association contends

Prof. Shiller believes Israel needs its own robotics institute, not only to advance its hi-tech industry but to make the country self-sufficient in a less globalized world and offer aid to the needy.

 Illustrative image of robots.

Israel Robotics Association to create national robotics institute - exclusive

“Robotics are a necessity and not a luxury,” says Chairman of the Israel Robotics Association Prof. Zvi Shiller.

 Illustrative image of robots.