At just 12 years old, Shubham Banerjee entered his school’s engineering science fair. As he was brainstorming ideas, he realized very few visually impaired Americans had access to braille education technology. He found out that there are plenty of educational braille products out there like printers and voice-to-text, but they are very expensive for the average person.
Determined to create a more affordable alternative, Shubham set out to develop a budget-friendly braille printer. After weeks of experimentation and prototyping he created a small and portable device using a Lego Mindstorms EV3 robotics kit and low-cost electrical components. He named his invention Braigo.
Shubham founded Braigo Labs later, where he sells the Braigo printer kits. His small company makes braille education more accessible and affordable. His innovative idea has even attracted the attention of Intel, which has provided funding to get other engineers on board and further develop this product. Shubham is an expiring example of a young entrepreneur who found a problem in the market and created a product to help people.
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I love how this kid was able to come up with a product for people who could not afford the equipment readily available. It really goes to show how any one of us could think of an invention that could help a group of people, I also love how you provided a link to the full article.
The fact that at 12 years old, Shubham was able to realize a need that was not met for a lot of people speaks volumes on his intellect but also awareness. He will go very far in life, and make an impact globally as he already has with this product idea. This is excellent work!