
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>This was a very heartwarming story. It reminds me of Edison and the tickertape. Thanks Susan<br><br><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Thomas Page</span><br><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">TOPtone Records</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> President </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">National Federation of the Blind of Kansas</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">316-267-7868</span></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:54 PM, "Susan Tabor" <<a href="mailto:souljourner@sbcglobal.net">souljourner@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>I just had to forward this! This is awesome!--Susan</span><br><span></span><br><span>-----Original Message-----</span><br><span>From: Promotion-technology [<a href="mailto:promotion-technology-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:promotion-technology-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>]</span><br><span>On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan</span><br><span>Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:02 PM</span><br><span>To: Committee on the Promotion, Evaluation and Advancement of Technology</span><br><span>Subject: [Promotion-technology] Braille Printer Out of Legos?!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Hi,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I just got to interview this kid, and he's going places, I guarantee it.</span><br><span>Would this perhaps be a project for the youth slam to pick up and run with?</span><br><span>Shubhan plans to make the plans and software freely available for this. So</span><br><span>far it's mostly just a proof of concept, but how far can we take it?</span><br><span></span><br><span>On Google Plus and Facebook as Braigo</span><br><span></span><br><span>From</span><br><span><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></span><br><span>from-california-develops-low-cost/</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>12 year old Shubham Banerjee from California develops low cost Braille</span><br><span>Printer from Legos</span><br><span></span><br><span>Plans to open source the design and code to potentially help millions for</span><br><span>free</span><br><span></span><br><span>SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ - Developed byShubham</span><br><span>Banerjee, a 7th grade student from Santa Clara, California. BRAIGO is a</span><br><span>Braille Printer using Lego Mindstorms EV3. This concept slashes the price of</span><br><span>a printer from more than $2000 to $350. Thus giving a more cost effective</span><br><span>printer for the disadvantaged.</span><br><span></span><br><span>(Photo: <a href="http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140210/MN61719">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140210/MN61719</a>)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Lego Group also retweeded "The LEGO Group @LEGO_Group Jan 25@SocioTechnocrat</span><br><span>We're very proud. Impressive work for a great cause! "</span><br><span></span><br><span>According to WHO reports, there are estimated 285 million visually impaired</span><br><span>people worldwide and 90% of which lives in developing countries. At this</span><br><span>moment the cost of a brail printer is more than $2000 for a basic version,</span><br><span>thus many millions of people across the world have limited access.</span><br><span></span><br><span>This project uses the Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit costing $349 and some add-ons</span><br><span>from Home-depot costing another $5 to prove that its feasible to make a</span><br><span>brail printer for education purposes and schools that's much cheaper. The</span><br><span>project uses the base reference model known as Banner Print3r and was</span><br><span>redesigned with totally new software to print letters A-Z. The project is</span><br><span>named as BRAIGO v1.0 in short for Brail with LEGO. There are endless</span><br><span>possibilities to add enhancements in software to make BRAIGO do a lot more.</span><br><span></span><br><span>BRAIGO detailed Demo [Youtube video]</span><br><span></span><br><span>The student wishes to make this project open source (already started to</span><br><span>upload the concepts) with the design and software readily available for</span><br><span>public consumption free of charge. Thus giving a new tool in the hands of</span><br><span>blind institutions or even parents with visually impaired children to use</span><br><span>this printer at a 80% savings from commercially available products out there</span><br><span>in the market.</span><br><span></span><br><span>He has already received a special recognition for his project from the</span><br><span>California State Assembly - Link to youtube video and speech and the public</span><br><span>reception to the concept was overwhelming. One such example is from Roman</span><br><span>Reed, from Roman Reed Foundation. Check the video.</span><br><span></span><br><span>More ongoing updates available on Facebook page and Google+ posts by the</span><br><span>student.</span><br><span></span><br><span>About: Shubham Banerjee was born in Hasselt, Belgium to Indian parents. He</span><br><span>moved to San Jose, California when he was 3 years old. Later he moved to</span><br><span>Santa Clara, Claifornia and completed his elementary schooling at Don</span><br><span>Callejon School. He joined Magnolia Science Academy in Santa Clara in middle</span><br><span>school for couple of months , before moving to Champion School in San Jose</span><br><span>where is continuing his 7th grade. He continues to reside in Santa Clara,</span><br><span>California.</span><br><span></span><br><span>To view this video on YouTube, please visit:</span><br><span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YfnKB1zWOU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YfnKB1zWOU</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Media Contact: Socio Technocrat, Private Blogger, Twitter @sociotechnocrat,</span><br><span>4084315101, <a href="mailto:sociotechnocrat@gmail.com">sociotechnocrat@gmail.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>News distributed by PR Newswire iReach: <a href="https://ireach.prnewswire.com">https://ireach.prnewswire.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>SOURCE Socio Technocrat</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Promotion-technology mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Promotion-technology@nfbnet.org">Promotion-technology@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for</span><br><span>Promotion-technology:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org/souljourne">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org/souljourne</a></span><br><span>r%<a href="http://40sbcglobal.net">40sbcglobal.net</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Home-on-the-range mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org">Home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><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></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Home-on-the-range:</span><br><span><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></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>