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How a nano country lands a nano spaceship on the moon: Avi Barliya at TEDxTelAvivSalon

1,405 views · Published 18 June 2012 · 7:45 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2012 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Avi Barliya holds a PhD in mathematics and computer science from the Weizmann Institute of science. For many years he studied the human motor system and gained expertise in how the brain perceives, plans and controls movement. After completing his PhD, Avi joined Primesense research group and brought his skills to use in the development of the kinect system.

Nowadays, Avi is back in the Weizmann Institute conducting research in the motor control field. Furthermore, Avi is the Attitude & Orbit control systems group manager at SpaceIL -- an Israeli nonprofit organization competing for the Google Lunar X-prize with the goal of landing a spaceship on the moon by the year 2015.



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