When the competition season ended, ITKAN students didn't put their tools down. They took on a GoBabyGo project: designing and modifying a battery-powered ride-on car for Azah, an eight-year-old in Houston with Down syndrome, so she could move and play independently.
The build was real engineering, not a craft project — custom seating, accessible controls, and supports tailored to Azah specifically. When it was finished, the team delivered the car to her in person and watched her take it for a spin.
GoBabyGo is now a yearly tradition at ITKAN's Houston chapter. It's a reminder that the same skills students sharpen for the field — CAD, fabrication, electronics — can be pointed straight at a neighbor's life, and that the most meaningful builds don't always carry a team number.