Representatives from 22 Southwest Indiana schools gathered at the Toyota Indiana Visitors Center Wednesday for an awards ceremony. The local schools received a total of $290,000 in grants for Project Lead The Way pathways.

Representatives from 22 Southwest Indiana schools gathered at the Toyota Indiana Visitors Center Wednesday for an awards ceremony. The local schools received a total of $290,000 in grants for Project Lead The Way pathways.

Toyota Indiana co-ops Cori Rawlins and Elizabeth Medina, plant president Millie Marshall, and vice president Tim Hollander joined the Princeton Mayor Brad Schmitt and representatives from Gibson County schools as they received grant funds from the Toyota USA Foundation for Project Lead The Way programs.

Chris Melvin, AMT recruiter for Toyota Indiana, and Mayor Brad Schmitt talk about STEM programing after 22 Southwest Indiana schools were awarded a total of $290,000 in grants for Project Lead The Way programs.

Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Shigeki Tomoyama, executive vice president, TMC, and president, Toyota Connected Company, shake hands on the agreement to collaborate with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale. (Photo by Rikki Ward Photography)

The Evowalk: Evolution Devices (United States) - a smart wearable leg sleeve that helps people with partial lower limb paralysis regain their mobility. The EvoWalk AI system uses sensors to predict the user’s walking motion and stimulates the right muscles at the right time to help them walk better. Images designed by Simon Mckeown with Craig McMullen

Moby: Italdesign (Italy) - an integrated network of wheel-on powered devices, allowing users of manual wheelchairs the convenience and benefits of a powered chair, accessible via an app-based share scheme.

Phoenix Ai Ultralight Wheelchair: Phoenix Instinct (United Kingdom) - an ultra-lightweight, self-balancing, intelligent wheelchair which eliminates painful vibrations.

Qolo (Quality of Life with Locomotion): Team Qolo, University of Tsukuba (Japan) - a mobile exoskeleton on wheels, allowing users to sit or stand with ease.

Quix: IHMC & MYOLYN (United States) - a highly mobile, powered exoskeleton offering fast, stable and agile upright mobility.