Robotics

Inside Wild West's vision for armed robotics

The Texas-based defense-tech start-up is developing lightweight weapons, munitions, and software for autonomous platforms, with its first operational deployment expected in Israel later this year

'There will be more humanoids than soldiers on the battlefield, and they need special arms just for them,' Wild West Systems CEO David Franco
Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2026.

Amazon in talks to acquire Israeli start-up, AI model that can edit live videos in real-time

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture.

Who writes the code of the new world? - opinion

A command center where Xtend drones can be operated from a distance with minimal human intervention, in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on January 29, 2025.

Israeli drone company XTEND to begin trading on the NYSE


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

Israeli 'loneliness' robot company raises $36 million

“In the future, robots will provide a more proactive, empathetic, and personalized user experience,” said Colin Angle, CEO of investor iRobot.

MusashiAI's artificial intelligence-controlled visual inspection robot.

How can Israel create an economy fit for an aging population?

As societal aging and workplace automation threaten economies worldwide, Israel seeks to take initiative

Elderly Israelis sit in a designated protected space in a senior citizens home in Jerusalem, June 2, 2009, as a siren is sounded during a nationwide civil defense drill simulating a rocket attack.

Japanese-Israeli partnership launches 'job agency for robots'

The joint venture of the companies, MusashiAI, will enable businesses to hire fully-autonomous AI robots to work alongside humans in industrial workplaces, according to their needs.

MusashiAI's artificial intelligence-controlled visual inspection robot.

Robotemi names Lior Suchard as new CBO

"I am excited to join ths groundbreaking venture in the field of personal robots," Suchard wrote in a statement.

Yossi Wolf, CEO Robotemi (left) and Lior Suchard, CBO Robotemi (right)