Moshe Shoham

Moshe Shoham was born in Haifa, Israel and studied at Yavneh high-school. After serving in the IDF’s Golani brigade,{{Cite web |title=עוד בוננזה? ממציא הרובוט של מזור מספר ל-Bizportal על ההמצאה הבאה |url=https://www.bizportal.co.il/capitalmarket/news/article/370886 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Bizportal |language=he}} he started studying Aeronautical Engineering at the Technion and earned a B.sc. in 1978. He then worked for two years in Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as an aeronautical engineer. Shoham continued his studies at the Technion in 1980. He received his M.Sc. in mechanical engineering in 1982 and his D.Sc. in 1986.{{Cite web |title=Moshe Shoham |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37283204400 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=IEEE}} He authored the thesis “End-Effector Guidance of Robotic Arms” under Yoram Koren’s supervision.

Shoham joined Columbia University, New York as assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering in 1986.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-01 |title=Members |url=https://www.me.columbia.edu/external-advisory-board/members |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Mechanical Engineering |language=en}}

In 1990 he returned to the faculty of mechanical engineering at the Technion as a senior lecturer and headed the robotics laboratory. He was promoted to associate professor in 1997, and to full professor in 2004. A year later he was endowed the Tamara and Harry Handelsman Academic Chair at the faculty. Shoham is also the head  of the Leumi Robotics Center, which was founded in 2009 at the faculty.{{Cite web |title=ISRAELI ENGINEERING PIONEER: SOON, EVERYONE WILL HAVE A PERSONAL ROBOT – Technion UK |url=https://technionuk.org/news-post/israeli-engineering-pioneer-soon-everyone-will-have-a-personal-robot/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |language=en-GB}} Shoham retired in 2020 as an emeritus professor.

During his career, Shoham was a visiting professor at the departments of mechanical engineering of  Stanford University, California, City University of Hong-Kong and Columbia University, New York.

Shoham has supervised 45 graduate students.{{Cite web |title=Advisor – PROFESSOR EMERITUS Moshe Shoham {{!}} Graduate School |url=https://graduate.technion.ac.il/en/advisor-en-14965/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=graduate.technion.ac.il}}

Shoham founded, together with Eli Zehavi, Mazor Robotics (Nasdaq: MZOR) in 2001. The company develops and manufactures a robotic guidance system for spine surgery, and was acquired by Medtronic in 2018 in a $1.64 billion deal, the largest biotech acquisition in Israel.{{Cite news |date=2018-09-21 |title=Medtronic buys Mazor Robotics for $1.6b |language=en |work=Globes |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-medtronic-buys-mazor-robotics-for-16b-1001254195 |access-date=2022-07-06}}{{Cite web |title=Eye on the spine |url=https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/eye-on-the-spine-568215 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |date=28 September 2018 |language=en-US}}

In 2011 he co-founded Microbot Medical (Nasdaq: MBOT) which develops micro-robotics for surgical procedures, and in 2017 he co-founded Diagnostic Robotics. The company uses AI and predictive analytics to cut healthcare costs.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://microbotmedical.com/about-microbot/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Microbot Medical |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Team |url=https://www.diagnosticrobotics.com/diagnostic-robotics-team |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=www.diagnosticrobotics.com}}

In 2017 Shoham founded Tamar Robotics, which develops an endoscopic surgical robotic system for “small cavity” procedures.{{Cite web |last=Hazani |first=Golan |date=2019-07-09 |title=MedTech Company Tamar Robotics Raises $2.8 Million |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3765945,00.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=CTECH - www.calcalistech.com}} In 2020 he co-founded Forsight Robotics, which develops robots for ophthalmic surgery.{{Cite web |last=Orbach |first=Meir |date=2021-03-09 |title=Mazor Robotics founder is at it again, raising $10 million in seed round for new startup ForSight Robotics |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3897656,00.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=CTECH - www.calcalistech.com}}  

Shoham’s research work focuses on medical robotics and robotic systems. These include kinematics and dynamics of robots, sensor-based robots and multi-fingered hands.

He elaborated on the theory of dual numbers, the use of which reduces the number of rigid body equations of motion from six real to three dual ones. Also, he developed new structures of parallel robots and analyzed the singularities of these mechanisms.{{Cite journal |last1=Brodsky |first1=V. |last2=Shoham |first2=M. |date=1999-07-01 |title=Dual numbers representation of rigid body dynamics |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094114X98000494 |journal=Mechanism and Machine Theory |language=en |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=693–718 |doi=10.1016/S0094-114X(98)00049-4 |issn=0094-114X}}{{Cite journal |last1=Ben-Horin |first1=Patricia |last2=Shoham |first2=Moshe |date=2009 |title=Application of Grassmann—Cayley Algebra to Geometrical Interpretation of Parallel Robot Singularities |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0278364908095918 |journal=The International Journal of Robotics Research |language=en |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=127–141 |doi=10.1177/0278364908095918 |s2cid=29656984 |issn=0278-3649}}

Shoham has authored 3 books and some 200 articles. He also holds more than 50 patents.{{Cite web |title=Moshe Shoham Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search |url=https://patents.justia.com/inventor/moshe-shoham |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=patents.justia.com}}

• Moshe Shoham: A Textbook of Robotics 1: Basic Concepts.  First published by Eshed Robotec, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1984.
• Moshe Shoham: A Textbook of Robotics 2: Structure, Control and Operation. First published by Eshed Robotec, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1984. Second publication by Kogan Page Ltd., London, Great Britain, 1986. (also translated to 3 languages)  
• Bamberger, H., Wolf, A., Shoham, M.: Kinematics of Micro Parallel Robots: Research on MEMS Kinematics, VDM Verlag, 2009.{{Cite web |title=Moshe Shoham |url=https://meeng.technion.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/shoham-cv.pdf |website=Technion - Mechanical Engineering Faculty}}

• Brodsky, V., Shoham, M.: "Dual-Numbers representation of Rigid Body Dynamics," Journal of Mechanisms and Machine Theory, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 693-718, 1999.
• Shoham, M., et. al. “Bone-Mounted Miniature Robot for Surgical Procedures: Concept and Clinical Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 893-901, 2003.
• Wolf, A., Shoham, M.: “Investigation of Parallel Manipulators using Linear Complex Approximation,” ASME, Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 125, No, 3, pp. 564-572, 2003.
• Shoham, M., et. al. :"Robotic Assisted Spinal Surgery - From Concept to Clinical Practice," Journal of Computer Aided Surgery, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 105-115, 2007.
• Glozman, D., Shoham, M.: "Image-guided Robotic Flexible Needle Steering," IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 459-467, 2007.
• Ben-Horin, P., Shoham, M. :"Application of Grassmann-Cayley algebra to geometrical interpretation of parallel robot singularities," The International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol, 28, No. 1, pp. 127-141, 2009.
• Cohen, A., Shoham, M.:”Principle of Transference – An Extension to Hyper-Dual Numbers,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 125, pp. 101-110, 2017.
• Zarrouk, D., Sharf, I., Shoham, M.:”Energetic Analysis and Experiments of Earthworm-Like Locomotion With Compliant Surfaces,” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, No. 11, 2016.
• Cohen, A., Shoham, M.:”Application of hyper-dual numbers to rigid bodies equations of motion,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 111, pp. 76-84, 2017.
• David, O., Shoham, M.:”Optimal synthesis of parallel robots' actuators stiffness for given combinations of twist and wrench sets,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2019.
• David, O., Shoham, M.:”Compliant Mechanism as a Motion-Preserving Artificial Spinal Disc: a Novel Concept,” ASME, Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy, 2019.
• Cohen, A., Shoham, M.:”Hyper Dual Quaternions representation of rigid bodies kinematics,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 150, 2020.

• Igal Alon award for Highly Worthy Action in Social and Pioneering, and Lifetime Achievement in Innovation and Industry, 2021{{Cite web |date=2021-07-02 |title=פרס אלון יוענק לפרופ' משה שהם ולארגון SNC |url=https://chiportal.co.il/%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%a1-%d7%90%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%99%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%a0%d7%a7-%d7%9c%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a4-%d7%9e%d7%a9%d7%94-%d7%a9%d7%94%d7%9d-%d7%95%d7%9c%d7%90%d7%a8%d7%92%d7%95%d7%9f-snc/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Chiportal |language=he-IL}}
• Honorary membership - Israel Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=International Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |url=https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2020/03/international-conference-on-biomedical-engineering/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - |language=en-US}}
• The Maurice E. Müller Award for Excellence in Computer Assisted Surgery, 2019{{Cite web |last=admin |title=About us |url=https://caos-international.org/about-us/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=CAOS International |language=en-US}}
• Israel Post issued “Robotic Guidance of Spine Surgery Stamp” to mark Mazor Robotics’ robots for spine surgery, which were founded based on technology developed by Prof. Shoham, 2018{{Cite web |title=Israeli Achievements – Robotics |url=https://services.israelpost.co.il/postboolaee.nsf/Allbulim/9EC443FEBB22A2C8C22583580041E1DF/$File/alon%20Robotics.pdf |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=services.israelpost.co.il |language=en}}
• Fellow – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) “For contributions to robot manipulators and miniature medical robots”, 2015{{Cite web |title=IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile |url=https://services27.ieee.org/fellowsdirectory/getdetailprofile.html?custNum=O7rjQZe3y0QZe8sx35xKyQ==&bccaptions=Alphabetical%20Listing%20&bclocations=/fellowsdirectory/home.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=IEEE}}
• International Member – US National Academy of Engineering, 2014
• Thomas A. Edison Patent Award – American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013{{Cite web |title=Thomas A. Edison Patent Award |url=https://www.asme.org/About-ASME/Honors-Awards/Achievement-Awards/Thomas-A-Edison-Patent-Award |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=www.asme.org |language=en}}
• Fellow - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008{{Cite web |title=Fellows |url=https://www.asme.org/getmedia/fa41c274-11ae-4e48-9c5b-3d292919a2dd/fellows-all-2022.pdf |website=ASME}}
• Kaplan Prize for Creative Management of High Technology, 2002

Shoham is married to Tova. They have four sons and he is one of the founders of  Hoshaya, where he lives. Their third son, Nadav, was killed in a snowstorm in Nepal in 2014.{{Cite web |last=Ginsburg |first=Mitch |title=Killed in the snows of Nepal, IAF's first female religious pilot is laid to rest |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/iafs-first-female-religious-pilot-is-laid-to-rest/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}} The Technion’s Robotraffic Competition was named after him.{{Cite web |title=The Nadav Shoham Robotraffic Competition |url=https://int.technion.ac.il/programs/robotraffic/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Technion International |language=en-US}}

• [https://meeng.technion.ac.il/members/moshe-shoham/ Moshe Shoham’s Technion page]
• [https://scholar.google.co.il/citations?user=r1KNZ5QAAAAJ&hl=en Moshe Shoham] on Gogole scholar 
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbPYQOycveU&ab_channel=OurCrowd Moshe Shoham's] OurCrowd interview

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