Posted on 11/12/21
| News Source: i24
Contenders were based on 'originality, creativity, efficacy, ambition, and impact'
Four Israeli tech companies were named in TIME Magazine’s annual list of 'The Best 100 Inventions of 2021’ released this week.
The “groundbreaking inventions” included Covid and malaria vaccines, a toy robot to support hospitalized children, and other “inventions that are making the world better, smarter and a bit more fun,” TIMES said.
To assemble the list, the publication gathered nominations from its editors and correspondents around the world through an online application process.
Each contender was then evaluated based on “a number of key factors, including originality, creativity, efficacy, ambition, and impact.”
The resulting docket highlights creations that are “changing how we live, work, play and think about what’s possible,” TIMES said.
Among the list - which showcased products within the fields of artificial intelligence, connectivity, medical care, social good, sustainability, and more - sits four Israeli-developed technologies.
Percepto, an industrial automation company based in Modi’in of central Israel, was listed under the ‘Artificial Intelligence’ category for its software AIM, which enables drones and robots to automate inspections, emergency responses, and solutions.