EDINBURG, Texas, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. will join this year's Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week Sept. 24-29 at The University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg and bring its best musician -- a 4 foot, 9 inch tall, 88-pound, trumpet-playing robot to excite students about the possibilities in the fields of science and technology. Participating in their first HESTEC, Toyota will provide demonstrations of their very humanlike Partner Robot during Robotics Day, Thursday, Sept. 27 held for registered Rio Grande Valley GEAR UP students and during Community Day, Saturday, Sept. 29, open free to the community. Toyota's Texas operation, Toyota Manufacturing, Texas, Inc., will also sponsor one of two networking socials for UTPA students and faculty during HESTEC. In addition, they will host a booth at the Student Career Expo, Friday, Sept. 29, where students and alumni can learn about the corporation's internship and career opportunities. HESTEC is an annual, weeklong event developed six years ago by U.S. Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15) and UTPA to promote science literacy and interest students in pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. Yvette Padilla, UTPA director of Stewardship and Annual Giving and HESTEC co-chair, said she was excited to see that major corporations are now looking at UTPA students to strengthen their workforce. "Companies are responding in an overwhelming manner to the needs of our University by providing scholarships, internships and coop opportunities to our students," she said. "We hope to build on this relationship recently initiated with Toyota." Details on the location and times of the Partner Robot's appearances at Community Day are still pending. For more information on 2007 HESTEC, log on to http://www.hestec.org. Office of University Relations 956/381-2741
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