Ra’anana-based team's trash-throwing robot is a 'source of national pride for our future generation.'

The Israeli team of high school students also received a special award for exceptional help to other groups.

Israel’s Desalitech won the Breakthrough Water Technology Company of the Year award at the 2016 Global Water Awards in Abu Dhabi; The CEO of the water company for Sau Paulo has come to Israel to learn how Israeli tech can help SABESP overcome Sau Paulo’s water shortages, and much more.

An Israeli high school team from Binyamina, near Haifa, came in second place at the prestigious international FIRST Robotics Competition in St. Louis, Mo.