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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glad you liked it!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Susan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Home-on-the-range [mailto:home-on-the-range-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Page<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 11, 2014 7:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Home-on-the-range] FW: [Promotion-technology] Braille Printer Out of Legos?!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>This was a very heartwarming story. It reminds me of Edison and the tickertape. Thanks Susan<br><br><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Thomas Page</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>TOPtone Records</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'> President </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Kansas</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>316-267-7868</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:54 PM, "Susan Tabor" <<a href="mailto:souljourner@sbcglobal.net">souljourner@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I just had to forward this! This is awesome!--Susan<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Promotion-technology [<a href="mailto:promotion-technology-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:promotion-technology-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>]<br>On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan<br>Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:02 PM<br>To: Committee on the Promotion, Evaluation and Advancement of Technology<br>Subject: [Promotion-technology] Braille Printer Out of Legos?!<br><br>Hi,<br><br>I just got to interview this kid, and he's going places, I guarantee it.<br>Would this perhaps be a project for the youth slam to pick up and run with?<br>Shubhan plans to make the plans and software freely available for this. So<br>far it's mostly just a proof of concept, but how far can we take it?<br><br>On Google Plus and Facebook as Braigo<br><br>From<br><a href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113067549/12-year-old-shubham-banerjee-">http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113067549/12-year-old-shubham-banerjee-</a><br>from-california-develops-low-cost/<br><br><br>12 year old Shubham Banerjee from California develops low cost Braille<br>Printer from Legos<br><br>Plans to open source the design and code to potentially help millions for<br>free<br><br>SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ - Developed byShubham<br>Banerjee, a 7th grade student from Santa Clara, California. BRAIGO is a<br>Braille Printer using Lego Mindstorms EV3. This concept slashes the price of<br>a printer from more than $2000 to $350. Thus giving a more cost effective<br>printer for the disadvantaged.<br><br>(Photo: <a href="http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140210/MN61719">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140210/MN61719</a>)<br><br>Lego Group also retweeded "The LEGO Group @LEGO_Group Jan 25@SocioTechnocrat<br>We're very proud. Impressive work for a great cause! "<br><br>According to WHO reports, there are estimated 285 million visually impaired<br>people worldwide and 90% of which lives in developing countries. At this<br>moment the cost of a brail printer is more than $2000 for a basic version,<br>thus many millions of people across the world have limited access.<br><br>This project uses the Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit costing $349 and some add-ons<br>from Home-depot costing another $5 to prove that its feasible to make a<br>brail printer for education purposes and schools that's much cheaper. The<br>project uses the base reference model known as Banner Print3r and was<br>redesigned with totally new software to print letters A-Z. The project is<br>named as BRAIGO v1.0 in short for Brail with LEGO. There are endless<br>possibilities to add enhancements in software to make BRAIGO do a lot more.<br><br>BRAIGO detailed Demo [Youtube video]<br><br>The student wishes to make this project open source (already started to<br>upload the concepts) with the design and software readily available for<br>public consumption free of charge. Thus giving a new tool in the hands of<br>blind institutions or even parents with visually impaired children to use<br>this printer at a 80% savings from commercially available products out there<br>in the market.<br><br>He has already received a special recognition for his project from the<br>California State Assembly - Link to youtube video and speech and the public<br>reception to the concept was overwhelming. One such example is from Roman<br>Reed, from Roman Reed Foundation. Check the video.<br><br>More ongoing updates available on Facebook page and Google+ posts by the<br>student.<br><br>About: Shubham Banerjee was born in Hasselt, Belgium to Indian parents. He<br>moved to San Jose, California when he was 3 years old. Later he moved to<br>Santa Clara, Claifornia and completed his elementary schooling at Don<br>Callejon School. He joined Magnolia Science Academy in Santa Clara in middle<br>school for couple of months , before moving to Champion School in San Jose<br>where is continuing his 7th grade. He continues to reside in Santa Clara,<br>California.<br><br>To view this video on YouTube, please visit:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YfnKB1zWOU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YfnKB1zWOU</a><br><br>Media Contact: Socio Technocrat, Private Blogger, Twitter @sociotechnocrat,<br>4084315101, <a href="mailto:sociotechnocrat@gmail.com">sociotechnocrat@gmail.com</a><br><br>News distributed by PR Newswire iReach: <a href="https://ireach.prnewswire.com">https://ireach.prnewswire.com</a><br><br>SOURCE Socio Technocrat<br>_______________________________________________<br>Promotion-technology mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Promotion-technology@nfbnet.org">Promotion-technology@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for<br>Promotion-technology:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org/souljourne">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org/souljourne</a><br>r%<a href="http://40sbcglobal.net">40sbcglobal.net</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Home-on-the-range mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org">Home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/home-on-the-range_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/home-on-the-range_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Home-on-the-range:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/home-on-the-range_nfbnet.org/topage%40swbell.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/home-on-the-range_nfbnet.org/topage%40swbell.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>