When Shubham Banerjee found out how much Braille printers can cost, he determined to build one that would be more economical to make. For his seventh-grade science fair, he produced the “Braigo,” a Braille printer made from parts of a Lego(R) robot-building package as well as a few various other items.
The 12-year-old inventor from Santa Clara, California, got curious about what life is like for blind individuals after seeing a leaflet from a team that helps the aesthetically impaired. “I asked my father, ‘How do blind people review?,'” Shubham clarified to NBCBayArea.com, and also his dad informed him to Google it. That’s just how he discovered Braille, the language of increased dots that people review with their fingertips. It’s likewise how he learned that Braille printers can set you back $2,000 or more.
It took Shubham a month and also 7 attempts before he obtained the design right. His initial Braigo jobs by utilizing the controller to scroll via the alphabet and also select the letter you intend to print. When you choose the letter, a push pin produces increased dots on a slim roll of paper.
Pretty fundamental, however Shubham’s creation was still a hit at the scientific research fair– and also in the tech globe. His success influenced him to discovered Braigo Labs, Inc., to proceed his objective of finding alternative ways to design useful innovation that sets you back much less to generate, so more people can utilize it. He prepares to make his Braigo style and also software program open-source, implying that any person can utilize them, completely free, to construct their own printer.
At the Intel Developers Forum in September 2014, Shubham displayed the Braigo 2.0, an upgraded model that makes use of much less energy as well as can do more points, like automatically publish out news headings every early morning. Intel has to have been pleased because, after Shubham’s presentation, the integrated circuit manufacturer announced it will invest in his company! Currently he’s one action more detailed to making his dream of marketing the Braigo a fact.
