Teenager gets financial backing to make low-cost Braille printer

[aaronleland]

Teenager gets financial backing to make low-cost Braille printer PCWorld

Thirteen-year-old Shubham Banerjee had to borrow money from his parents to create his first low-cost Braille printer, but he won’t need to rely on the kindness of friends and family for more cash any time soon.

Intel has invested an undisclosed amount in Banerjee’s company, Braigo Labs, providing the funds needed to develop a new Braille printer called Braigo v2.0. Intel described Banerjee’s printer as being disruptive and a difference-maker.

Banerjee made headlines earlier this year with a homegrown US$349.99 Braille printer made using Lego parts from a Mindstorm robotics development kit. Called Braigo, the printer was less expensive than other Braille printers, which typically go for over $1,000.

The Braille printer started off as an idea for a science-fair project, and Banerjee had a wider goal to make technology accessible to the visually impaired. The printer ended up on display at the Maker Faire held at the White House in June. Braigo v2.0, which uses Intel’s low-power Edison development board, was demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum in September.

I was smoking weed in my Grandma's basement at his age.

Good for for this kid, and props to Intel for funding his project.

 

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Some people actually to read the articles.

 

[aaronleland]

Did you know that Playboy is available in braille?


Some people actually to read the articles.

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[Luddly Neddite]

Very cool.

Good for him.

 

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Did you know that Playboy is available in braille?


Some people actually to read the articles.

Bullshit! They outline the tits in Braille.

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