The Technion’s story has been intertwined with Israel’s for more than a century, from laying the foundations for a new nation to shaping its future.
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During a lecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Idan’s mother, Eti Raz, spoke about her son’s life and legacy, mentioning that he had won first place in the Nadav Shoham Memorial “RoboTraffic” competition in 2014. The annual robotics contest is held at the Technion in partnership with the Ytek educational nonprofit, which works to reduce educational inequality.
The lecture prompted Dr. Evgeny Kurtchnoy, director of the Technion’s Robotics Center, to search the university archives. There he located photographs and news coverage from the competition and made a surprising discovery: he himself had signed Idan’s winner’s certificate 12 years earlier.
The archived materials were later presented to the Raz family, creating what they described as a meaningful full-circle moment.