Technology

Music has long been lauded as a rapid mood improver, as it boosts the brain’s production of dopamine and serotonin, aka “happy hormones.”  But now an Israeli startup is using music and its positive impact to determine potential mental deterioration in the elderly, by simply having them perform tests that involve listening to a range […]

Ziv Better, a nine-time Paralympic swimming medalist who lost nearly all of his eyesight during his service in the Israel Defense Forces, is no stranger to doing laps virtually blind. But now a new vibrating headband device is giving him what he says is an added sense of security every time he enters the pool.  […]

An Israeli startup has found a way of mapping how each food tastes – its levels of sweetness, saltiness and even sourness – with the aim of creating the perfect meal tailored to your taste buds every time.   MAMAY Technologies uses an AI-powered algorithm capable of determining the “objective” taste of a food or beverage […]

Countless American soldiers owe their lives to the armored vehicles that protected them from bullets, bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The same armor is now being incorporated into the 150,000-strong fleet of new vehicles that is currently replacing the military’s all-purpose Hummers and jeeps. But few of those servicemen and […]

Autistic individuals will soon be able to practice and improve their social skills through realistic conversations with avatars powered by generative AI technology. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects how people interact and communicate, often hindering diagnosed individuals in social situations. In many cases, autistic individuals struggle to initiate conversations, respond to the initiations […]

It is every parent’s nightmare – sudden silence poolside, when just seconds earlier there were happy splashing and laughing voices.  That terrible scenario happened to PoolScout founder Sam Weitzman, whose young son nearly drowned in a pool in Tel Aviv in 2017. It was an incident that inspired him to create the AI safety device […]

A startup in Israel is launching what it describes as the world’s first completely hands-free underwater “smart scooter.” KikFin has produced a jetpack with fins that straps onto a swimmer’s back and propels them though the water faster than Olympic champion Michael Phelps. It also attaches to surfboards, helping beginners as they learn to catch […]

Meet the kitchen robot that can prepare a chicken Caesar salad, spaghetti Bolognese, teriyaki steak, chicken penne alfredo, all at the same time. And then it does the washing up. The Beastro is an all-Israeli invention that provides the chef in any commercial kitchen with an extra four pairs of hands. It follows their instructions […]

The solution to reducing stress on Israel’s jam-packed roads and highways may be in the palm of your hand.  A team of Israeli researchers seeking stress management solutions for the country’s drivers have created a new index that uses the tightness of your grip on the wheel to calculate your stress levels.  And the team […]

Anyone taking a stroll along Tel Aviv’s wooden promenade cannot fail to admire the overall splendid condition of the decking.  This well-preserved state is the work of a fully automated deck maintenance robot created by RoboDeck, a Hod Hasharon-headquartered company.  Almost like an AI Roomba for your woodwork, the RoboDeck is autonomous, following a preprogrammed […]

Israeli startup CODA is aiming to make it easier for deaf people to enjoy video content by using artificial intelligence-generated avatars that can translate spoken language into sign language almost instantaneously. Deaf people prefer sign language to subtitles or closed captioning, according to ASL service provider Languagers, because sign language has a grammatical structure and […]

Chest pain is a common problem with dozens of causes that range from harmless bruised muscles from coughing to potentially fatal pulmonary embolisms. But for the person involved, the experience can be a frightening one – even when the cause turns out to be relatively minor. Now an Israeli startup has developed an AI-based platform […]

The Japanese government has tapped an Israeli tech company to install its advanced imaging computer chips on buses used to transport children, to avoid a potentially fatal case of a child being accidentally left inside an extremely hot vehicle. This phenomenon, known as “forgotten baby syndrome,” has claimed hundreds of young lives around the world […]

We’re all used to freshly brewed coffee within seconds, thanks to the wonder of little capsules. Now picture that same near-instantaneous service, but for moisturizer, hair mousse, and even perfume, without any potentially irritating preservatives.  Israeli startup Capsulab has created a machine that freshly prepares and dispenses small amounts of beauty products in just 60 […]

If a water pipe bursts at home, you know what to do. Find the shut-off valve and limit the damage. But if the same thing happens at a huge industrial complex, it’s quite possible that nobody actually knows how to switch off the supply. Visit any factory producing chemicals, medicines, cleaning products or toiletries, for […]