Students designed a wheelchair for a child because their parents did not have money to pay for it.

The little Cillian Jackson He was born with a genetic disease that prevents him from moving like any other child. To move from one place to another, no matter how far away, the two year old needs help.

Due to its condition, the use of a special wheelchair is necessary. However, because of its high cost, medical insurance did not cover the costs and his parents did not have the money to buy it.

It's thanks to an acquaintance that they've heard about the initiative GoBabyGo, a program promoted by the University of Delaware, which offers miniature cars modified to children with reduced mobility.

The day they gave their new president to Cillian (Source: @ roguerobotics2987)

The problem was that the family could not use this alternative either, because in Minnesota, where they live, there is no center of GoBabyGo.

But as a result of this initiative, the father had an idea: go to Robotics Department of Farmington University and ask them if they could help there.

"The family offered to change the wheelchair of his two-year-old son."he explained to Univision News Spencer Elveback, professor of the school.

L & # 39; Team composed of 30 students and two expert professors in roboticshe agreed to help the Jackson family and this week again he was introduced to his new car, designed specifically for him.

"We had to make many changes to meet Cillian's unique needs. In the end, we had to create our own chair modification and create a custom 3D joystick frame for Cillian to achieve.Elveback explained.

To manufacture the vehicle, the team studied the models designed by GoBabyGo and worked on the mechanism until last December, when they finally finished.

Cillian's parents, Tyler and Krissy Jackson, thanked the students for help and Professor Elveback said it was an "extraordinary feeling to be able to help give mobility to a two-year-old for the first time", your perspective on the world has changed now that you can choose where to go"

"I think we won here a lot more than we won in a competition (robotics)said one of the students who participated in the project.

According to the program GoBabyGo"the independent mobility is linked to cognitive, social, motor, linguistic and other developmental benefits in young children"