In this 21st century, we might not be where Isaac Asimov thought we would be, with humanoid robots catering to our every need. But robots are definitely around us, and some can do pretty entertaining stuff, like the Israeli massage-bot WheeMe.

What started out as a private venture by young Israeli scientists hoping for a chance to win a competition by Google, is now a nation-wide goal. The ambitious SpaceIL project is getting some serious support en-route to the moon.

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. Israeli app moovit, which uses crowdsourcing to help people plan their public transportation route, has recently launched in New York City, helping the dwellers of the Big Apple travel more efficiently.

A joint project by the Technion and Microsoft was able to use massive data analysis to predict phenomena such as global plagues, environmental disasters and violent uprisings, with up to 90 percent accuracy.

Google places a great emphasis on making its offices worldwide a fun place for its workers, and the new Tel Aviv office space is no different. Located in the heart of the city, the design is anything but conventional, with everything from slides and busts of deer heads gracing the space.

Online recommendation platforms is an ever-growing industry and Israel has some power players in the field. One such company is Outbrain, which is now shifting strategy to adjust to the competitive playground.

After claiming fame by being the brain behind Microsoft's Kinect sensor, Israeli company PrimeSense is now taking its motion tracking technology to the next level with the Capri sensor - smaller and more affordable than its previous products.

Two years after launching, PhotoMania is one of the more popular app on Facebook. The brainchild of three Israeli entrepreneurs offers 400 different artistic filters for photos, and has recently passed the 35 million users mark.

Houzz, the must-have website for anyone looking to re-decorate, has today announced they raised $35 million, bringing their total investments to $48.6 million. Houzz is a niche social network that focuses specifically on design. But even for those not currently re-decorating, flipping through the photos can be inspiring.

Amazon’s Alexa has been the default tool for website ranking for years and nothing has come close to usurping Alexa as the go-to tool for anyone wanting to compare their global traffic with that of a rival. SimilarWeb has recently launched with the aim of doing just that.

Israeli startup Taboola, which grew 750% revenue in 2012, has established itself as a power-player in the world of video recommendation, is now adapting its special algorithms to text recommendation – and getting impressive results.

What do Wikipedia, Google, Walt Disney and BestBuy have in common? They all use Israeli startup Kaltura's technology to manage their online video content. After raising $25 million, the startup is gradually becoming an online video superpower.

When it comes to ads on Facebook, most users simply ignore them. Israeli company Snoox believes tit can connect advertisers with people on social networks – by asking friends to recommend brands and services, by writing a"snoox".

Despite digital innovation, our wallets still seem to get thicker over time: credit cards, ID cards, key cards, membership cards etc. After achieving success in Italy, Israeli startup Keepod brings its one-in-all card back home to the Israeli market.

Implementation of online tools for education (or EdTech) has been described by key players as the next revolution in education. Israeli startup WikiBrains is taking part in that revolution by offering worldwide brainstorming online.