[Ohio-talk] Fw: Article from Cincinnati Enquirer Tech Section 2015 01 20

[meandthedog at oberlin.net]

>Thank you Paul. That is great.
Abut the clicking Idea.
It took me years to get off my pride to use a cain. If I hadn't used a
cain, I would not
have been able to get my guide.
I am concerned that children will let go of our aid to travel, so they can
deny their
blindness, The article was interesting, and yet I would rather to depend
on our
wonderful aids to navigate this crazy world. Megan





 Thought all of you would find this Cincinnati Enquirer article of January
> 20th of interest. Paul
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> 13-year-old invents Lego Braille printer The next invention backed by a
> tech giant may be found at your local school science fair. Shubham
> Banerjee, 13, created a Braille printer out of Lego pieces for a school
> science project and, with the help of his family, turned his concept into
> a start-up company that gained financial backing from the tech company
> Intel Corp. Shubham came up with the idea after researching Braille online
> and realizing that printers for the blind cost $2,000 or more. Concerned
> it was too expensive for most people to afford, Shubham wanted to make an
> inexpensive version. He asked his dad for a Lego robotics kit that cost
> about $350 and built a model in about a month for a science fair in early
> 2014, Neil Banerjee, Shubham's father, told USA TODAY Network. He shared
> the plan online in an "open source" format so that anyone could build it.
> "He wanted to make it very cheap and DIY, do-it-yourself," Banerjee said.
> From there, newspapers picked up on the project and he went on to win at
> the county fair level. Children who were blind and their parents started
> contacting Shubham soon after, asking if he could make a printer they
> could buy off the shelves. Shubham made a prototype using parts from a
> desktop printer and an Intel chip with wifi and bluetooth. He showed what
> he created to Intel. "They were really impressed," Banerjee said. Banerjee
> helped his son set up a company with Shubham as the founder. Malini
> Banerjee, Shubham's mother, assumed the role of CEO, and Neil became a
> member of the board. They called it Braigo Labs, a combination of Braille
> and Lego. A few months later, Intel announced they would back Shubham's
> company with an undisclosed amount of money. All eyes on @braigolabs
> portfolio demo showcase at #icapsummit pic.twitter.com/GD2vQawBZu So
> inspiring. @intelcapital announcing investment in @braigolabs #Maker
> #makermovement #icapsummit pic.twitter.com/18kapOaKGq "He's solving a real
> problem, and he wants to go off and disrupt an existing industry. And
> that's really what it's all about," Edward Ross, director of Inventor
> Platforms at Intel, told the Associated Press. Today, Braigo Labs has
> hired several professionals to work on the project and has enlisted an
> industrial design firm to help develop a product that can manufactured,
> according to Banerjee. Banerjee said his son wasn't willing to give up on
> his project after the science fair. "He really wanted to take this product
> to the real people so they could benefit from it," Banerjee said. "It's a
> good story that did not stop at a prototype. Contributing: The Associated
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