[Home-on-the-range] FW: [Promotion-technology] Braille Printer Out of Legos?!

[Tom Page]

This was a very heartwarming story. It reminds me of Edison and the tickertape. Thanks Susan

Thomas Page
TOPtone Records
 President 
National Federation of the Blind of Kansas
316-267-7868


> On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:54 PM, "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> I just had to forward this! This is awesome!--Susan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Promotion-technology [mailto:promotion-technology-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:02 PM
> To: Committee on the Promotion, Evaluation and Advancement of Technology
> Subject: [Promotion-technology] Braille Printer Out of Legos?!
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just got to interview this kid, and he's going places, I guarantee it.
> Would this perhaps be a project for the youth slam to pick up and run with?
> Shubhan plans to make the plans and software freely available for this. So
> far it's mostly just a proof of concept, but how far can we take it?
> 
> On Google Plus and Facebook as Braigo
> 
> From
> http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113067549/12-year-old-shubham-banerjee-
> from-california-develops-low-cost/
> 
> 
> 12 year old Shubham Banerjee from California develops low cost Braille
> Printer from Legos
> 
> Plans to open source the design and code to potentially help millions for
> free
> 
> SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ - Developed byShubham
> Banerjee, a 7th grade student from Santa Clara, California. BRAIGO is a
> Braille Printer using Lego Mindstorms EV3. This concept slashes the price of
> a printer from more than $2000 to $350. Thus giving a more cost effective
> printer for the disadvantaged.
> 
> (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140210/MN61719)
> 
> Lego Group also retweeded "The LEGO Group @LEGO_Group Jan 25 at SocioTechnocrat
> We're very proud. Impressive work for a great cause! "
> 
> According to WHO reports, there are estimated 285 million visually impaired
> people worldwide and 90% of which lives in developing countries. At this
> moment the cost of a brail printer is more than $2000 for a basic version,
> thus many millions of people across the world have limited access.
> 
> This project uses the Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit costing $349 and some add-ons
> from Home-depot costing another $5 to prove that its feasible to make a
> brail printer for education purposes and schools that's much cheaper. The
> project uses the base reference model known as Banner Print3r and was
> redesigned with totally new software to print letters A-Z. The project is
> named as BRAIGO v1.0 in short for Brail with LEGO. There are endless
> possibilities to add enhancements in software to make BRAIGO do a lot more.
> 
> BRAIGO detailed Demo [Youtube video]
> 
> The student wishes to make this project open source (already started to
> upload the concepts) with the design and software readily available for
> public consumption free of charge. Thus giving a new tool in the hands of
> blind institutions or even parents with visually impaired children to use
> this printer at a 80% savings from commercially available products out there
> in the market.
> 
> He has already received a special recognition for his project from the
> California State Assembly - Link to youtube video and speech and the public
> reception to the concept was overwhelming. One such example is from Roman
> Reed, from Roman Reed Foundation. Check the video.
> 
> More ongoing updates available on Facebook page and Google+ posts by the
> student.
> 
> About: Shubham Banerjee was born in Hasselt, Belgium to Indian parents. He
> moved to San Jose, California when he was 3 years old. Later he moved to
> Santa Clara, Claifornia and completed his elementary schooling at Don
> Callejon School. He joined Magnolia Science Academy in Santa Clara in middle
> school for couple of months , before moving to Champion School in San Jose
> where is continuing his 7th grade. He continues to reside in Santa Clara,
> California.
> 
> To view this video on YouTube, please visit:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YfnKB1zWOU
> 
> Media Contact: Socio Technocrat, Private Blogger, Twitter @sociotechnocrat,
> 4084315101, sociotechnocrat at gmail.com
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> 
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