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A trainee in a red sweatshirt taps a large touchscreen main menu titled The Toyota Way, showing Ergonomics, Mobility, and Battery training panels.

Project overview

Objective

I had the opportunity to develop a series of immersive 4K touchscreen learning modules for Toyota’s new hire training program at their upcoming Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC) facility. The objective was to deliver an engaging and comprehensive onboarding experience for new employees, providing critical safety and operational training in an interactive format.

The modules aimed to familiarize new hires with the essential safety protocols and procedures they would need to adhere to at TBMNC, promoting a culture of safety and responsibility from day one. The training content spanned essential safety information, ergonomics, mobile equipment safety, and lithium-ion battery handling, all tailored to meet the specific needs of this advanced battery production facility.

Client
Toyota
Industry
Automotive
Year
2023
Piece
(01/10)

Process& tools.

01

Animation

  • After Effects
  • Blender
02

Development

  • Unity (Sprite Prep & Function Direction)
03

3D Modeling

  • Blender
04

Graphics & UI Design

  • Figma
  • Illustrator

Look and feel.

The install, the mascot, and a module up close.

A row of floor-standing 4K touchscreen kiosks running the Toyota training modules, the front one showing the Ergonomics screen.
The training mascot: a friendly green-and-white robot with a smiling screen face, standing on the plant floor.
The Power Zone ergonomics module screen, a 3D figure with colour-coded lifting zones and a hand tapping the interactive element.

On the touchscreen.

Interactive 4K modules, built in Unity.

The Lithium-Ion Battery module: an exploded 3D diagram of an EV battery pack with labelled components.
The Power Zone ergonomics module: a figure with colour-coded lifting zones showing safe and at-risk postures.
The 5S module: a 3D workspace illustrating the Sort, Set-in-order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain principles.
The Toyota Way main menu: four category tiles for General Safety, Ergonomics, Mobility, and Battery.
The Lithium-Ion Battery module: an exploded 3D diagram of an EV battery pack with labelled components.
The Power Zone ergonomics module: a figure with colour-coded lifting zones showing safe and at-risk postures.
The 5S module: a 3D workspace illustrating the Sort, Set-in-order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain principles.
The Toyota Way main menu: four category tiles for General Safety, Ergonomics, Mobility, and Battery.
The Battery Hazards module: an interactive grid of Hazard Release, High Voltage, Ergonomic, and Overcharge risks.
The Knowledge Check screen: a multiple-choice quiz reinforcing the ergonomics training.
The Turning Point module: battery-handling key points beside ergonomic-risk and injury imagery.
The Toyota Way module: the Toyota Safety principle with a portrait of Eiji Toyoda.
The Battery Hazards module: an interactive grid of Hazard Release, High Voltage, Ergonomic, and Overcharge risks.
The Knowledge Check screen: a multiple-choice quiz reinforcing the ergonomics training.
The Turning Point module: battery-handling key points beside ergonomic-risk and injury imagery.
The Toyota Way module: the Toyota Safety principle with a portrait of Eiji Toyoda.

The solution.

Solution

The solution was designed and developed with meticulous attention to both visual appeal and interactivity. Using Photoshop for detailed visual elements, Blender for 3D modelling, and Unity for development, I crafted four standalone 4K modules that were installed on high-definition touchscreen displays integrated with mini PCs. Each module provided a unique, interactive learning experience:

  1. Welcome & Safety Overview – This introductory module acquainted new hires with the facility’s basic safety principles and practices, highlighting Toyota’s commitment to a safe and productive work environment.
  2. Ergonomics Training – Emphasizing the importance of safe physical practices in an industrial setting, this module provided guidelines on optimal posture and safe lifting techniques to reduce the risk of injury.
  3. Mobile Equipment Safety – Focusing on the operational safety requirements for working around moving machinery, this module helped workers navigate the facility safely around mobile equipment.
  4. Lithium-Ion Battery Safety – Critical to the plant’s focus, this module educated employees on the specialized safety protocols for handling and managing lithium-ion batteries, an essential part of Toyota’s push toward electrification.

Inmotion.

Toyota Ergonomics Proper Lifting Techniques. Dynamic drag-motion animation responds directly to the user’s touch motion and pace.

In their hands.

A custom iPad quiz app, on the App Store.

We authored a native Apple iPad app for Toyota and published it privately through the App Store, so the training could run on the iPads already on their floor. The knowledge checks were rebuilt for touch, and for the environment they’d be used in.

A worker in hi-vis holding an iPad and tapping a large green answer button in the Toyota safety quiz app, on question 17 of 35.
A group of new hires in hi-vis vests gathered on a warehouse floor for a training session with two trainers.
App Store
A private, custom app built and distributed specifically for Toyota, running on the iPads already in their facility.
Accessible by design
Oversized touch targets, sized for fast, confident taps, even with gloves on the floor.
Haptic feedback
Every answer is confirmed with a tactile response, so a selection registers without a second look.

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