Ran Poliakine was born in
Haifa, Israel. He studied at the
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. He was married, had five children, and lived in
Motza Elite near Jerusalem. In 2007, Poliakine founded
Powermat Technologies, a company that utilized
inductive charging technology to develop
wireless power solutions. The Powermat Technology was adopted by
General Motors,
Procter & Gamble,
Duracell,
Starbucks,
Flextronics, and
AT&T. In 2009, Poliakine formed Wellsense, the world's first bedsore monitoring system and used in major hospitals worldwide (
Cleveland Clinic,
Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston Methodist Hospital and Kentucky's Jewish Hospital). In 2012, he cofounded Years of Water Ltd. which produced an affordable and portable home
water treatment system, The Water Elephant, a small, portable, cost-effective water treatment solution that utilized an
ultraviolet lamp to effectively destroy
bacteria,
viruses, and
protozoa. In 2012, Poliakine established QinFlow Ltd, which produced The Warrior, a portable
blood and
IV fluid warming device that can be utilized in emergency situations. In 2012, he cofounded
Nanox which sought to develop a cold cathode X-ray source. In 2014, under the direction of Poliakine, Illumigyn, Ltd. developed a ground-breaking pelvic exam system for female health, the Gynescope, an advanced
colposcope with a camera system to be utilized by
gynecologists to permit early detection of
cervical precancerous conditions. The company developed the system with the goal of reducing deaths from
cervical cancer and other diseases. Poliakine secured 3 patents for the device. In 2015, he launched Tap Systems, Inc. which developed a single-hand
Bluetooth wearable
keyboard, the Tap Strap (by tapping your fingers on any surface, your finger strokes are converted into keystrokes on a virtual keyboard. The system translates a combination of 31 different finger tap combinations into the letters of the alphabet and numbers). Israel-based SixAI (Poliakine's venture) developed advanced Robotics and
AI-based solutions to industry challenges in manufacturing and distribution centers. Its robots are designed to carry out
Visual Inspection, Forklift Materials Transport, Materials Handling,
Last Mile Delivery, Security, and a variety of other tasks. In 2019, with his venture SixAI, Poliakine, spearheaded a new venture with Musashi Semitsu, a Japanese
powertrain manufacturer. The company has developed autonomous robots for use in factories (Visual Inspection Robot that can spot defects with the same accuracy and speed as the human eye, and the Fully Autonomous Forklift Driver). With this technology the company is also launching the world's first robot employment agency. This marks a significant shift in the industry, allowing deployment to come from an
OPEX, rather than
CAPEX budget. This will be offered by hiring robots at an hourly, or piece rate of pay. In January 2022, he stepped down as CEO of Nanox, a few months after the company's stocks plummeted. Poliakine passed on 12 January 2024, at the age of 56 due to an illness. ==Patents==