Archive · 14 Aug 2026
India-Israel hackathon turns student ideas into healthcare inventions
Students from India and Israel took part in a big technology contest called a hackathon.
The contest was about "Restorative Healthcare," which means helping people get better after injuries or illness.
Students from both countries worked together in mixed teams on 14 different problems.
The problems came from hospitals, start-ups and universities in both countries.
A winning team in Israel built a special tool for wheelchairs that moves a person's leg when the wheel turns.
That tool needs no electricity and is low-cost, so it can help with rehabilitation.
A winning team in India built a computer system that watches an injured patient's movements using video.
The system compares the patient's movements with healthy people to track recovery and help doctors plan treatment.
India's ambassador to Israel gave prizes to the winners.
Some of the ideas may be tested further and could even become real products.
The first India-Israel Hackathon, held under the theme "Restorative Healthcare," drew a large turnout of young innovators from both countries.
India's Ambassador to Israel, JP Singh, honoured the winning teams of the hackathon this week.
A winning Israeli entry was an electricity-free wheelchair device that uses the front wheel's natural turning to move a person's leg for rehabilitation.
A winning Indian entry was a system using live video and automatic movement tracking to monitor an injured patient's limb recovery and help doctors plan personalized treatment.
About 1,300 students and participants worked on 14 problem statements collected from hospitals, start-ups and universities in both countries, in mixed India-Israel teams.
- Who
- Young innovators and students from India and Israel, organized by Ori Kadvil of the Indian Jewish community, with India's Ambassador to Israel JP Singh honouring the winners.
- What
- The first India-Israel Hackathon on "Restorative Healthcare," where mixed India-Israel teams developed technology-based healthcare and rehabilitation inventions.
- When
- Winners were honoured this week; the article does not give other specific dates.
- Where
- Involving participants from both India and Israel.
- Why
- To strengthen people-to-people ties between India and Israel while using young students' skills for projects with wider social benefit, focusing on practical, low-cost rehabilitation ideas.
- Event
- First India-Israel Hackathon
- Theme
- Restorative Healthcare
- Participants
- 1,300 students and other participants from India and Israel
- Problem statements
- 14 total (ten from India, four from Israel)
- India's lead partner
- Thapar University
- Organizer
- Ori Kadvil, with the Indian Jewish community in Israel
- Winning Israel entry
- Electricity-free wheelchair device using front wheel turning to move a person's leg
- Winning India entry
- Live video and motion tracking system for limb recovery and personalized treatment