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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Employees	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Office rental and automobile leasing expenses				$ 764	$ 866
Operating leases expiration dates				leases will expire on different dates from 2017 to 2020.
Guarantees				$ 9,596
Guarantees expiration period				expire on different dates from 2016 to 2018.
Guarantees deposited with Israeli bank				$ 5,123
Current restricted deposits				2,172
Non current restricted deposits				2,951
Period of BIRD Foundation			24 months
Previously funded amounts				$ 379
Percentage of gross sales on commercial product				5.00%
GridSense [Member]
Minimum sales amount of the project				$ 100
Number of employees required to pay royalty | Employees				2
Repayment Period Two Years [Member]
Percentage on extended repayment period				113.00%
Repayment Period Three Years [Member]
Percentage on extended repayment period				125.00%
Repayment Period Four Years [Member]
Percentage on extended repayment period				138.00%
Repayment Period Five Years [Member]
Percentage on extended repayment period				150.00%
Sales Revenue [Member]
Grants from MEIMAD are subject to repay as royalties on gross sales, percentage				20.00%
Binational Industrial Research And Development [Member]
Value of joint grants						$ 900
Amount of Participation in BIRD's project expenses				$ 0	120
Project receivable				0	94
DSIT [Member]
Amount of Participation in BIRD's project expenses				0	81
Proceeds from research and development from BIRD foundation				0	0
Participation amount in DSIT's expenses - new MEIMAD				246	0
Grant period	2 years	31 months
Total amount of the grant		$ 644
Participation amount in DSITs expenses - MEIMAD I				197	273
Percentage of MEIMAD Project participation in DSIT's expenses	50.00%	50.00%
Receivables from OCS with respect to Two MEIMAD projects				$ 168	131
Total grant expected to be received for a new MEIMAD project	$ 626
DSIT [Member] | First Stage [Member]
Grant period		19 months
DSIT [Member] | Second Stage [Member]
Grant period		12 months
DSIT [Member] | Sales Revenue [Member]
Grants from MEIMAD are subject to repay as royalties on gross sales, percentage				5.00%
USSI [Member]
Amount of Participation in BIRD's project expenses				$ 0	39
Proceeds from research and development from BIRD foundation				$ 0	$ 0
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Percentage on aggregate royalty sales				1.50%
GridSense [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Percentage on aggregate royalty sales				6.00%

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