It took Rogue Robotics to get Cillian Jackson his wheels.

At an age when most children are careening across the living room, 2-year-old Cillian was stuck, held back by a genetic condition that delays his physical and cognitive development and a Catch-22 requirement from his family’s insurance provider.

Then a tip from Cillian’s physical therapist led his parents, Krissy and Tyler Jackson, who live in Farmington, Minn., to a website that provided a model for retrofitting toy cars to give mobility to children with disabilities.

Mr. Jackson contacted the robotics team at Farmington High School, and the students took up the challenge.

In less than a month, Cillian was on the move.

The story touched a chord, and a report by a Minnesota television station, KARE-TV, was picked up by news outlets across the country, replaying a video of Cillian demonstrating his skills to beaming students on the robotics team, Rogue Robotics, during a return visit last week.