Building Tomorrow’s Problem-Solvers with Lowes-Xenia
The Community STEAM Academy recently launched a flagship engineering and technology project titled “Using Rovers to Understand AI-Driven Electric Vehicles.” This hands-on learning experience allows students to explore how artificial intelligence governs modern transportation systems. By designing rover models capable of lane-keeping, object detection, and autonomous navigation, students see how these systems mirror the rapidly advancing EV, drone, and autonomous vehicle technologies driving Ohio’s innovation economy.
To build the indoor “roadway systems” required for this project, students are using Texas Instruments robotic rovers on whiteboard-surface tracks marked with painter’s tape to simulate lane lines, hazard markings, and avoidance zones.
CSA needed whiteboard panels, tape, and storage containers so students could design, test, and refine their own AI-driven mobility solutions. Lowes-Xenia generously provided all the materials, directly supporting the next generation of problem-solvers and engineers being prepared right here in Xenia for Ohio’s growing electric vehicle, drone, and advanced air mobility industries.
As Greene County’s only independent, tuition-free STEAM school—and a newly designated Ohio STE(A)M School—we are dedicated to preparing students to become responsible 21st-century decision-makers, innovative problem-solvers, and contributors to the local workforce. Thank you, Lowes-Xenia, for your commitment to helping our students succeed!