Indian-American boy floats firm to sell low cost Braille printer
Washington, Jan 20: Thirteen-year-old Indian-American Shubham Banerjee from Santa Clara, California, who developed a low cost Braille printer called Braigo using the Lego robotics kit last year, has opened a full-fledged company to develop the machines for the masses. Banerjee's start-up Braigo Labs has got funding from Intel Corporation, among others, said his website. The invention was featured at the first ever "White House Maker Faire" in June last year to "celebrate a nation of makers and help empower America's students and entrepreneurs to invent the future". Banerjee was invited to the White House for developing an accessible solution for blind and disadvantaged people across the globe. "Technology should help us to make our life easier and not become a burden due to high cost," Banerjee posted on his website. "Our mission is to bring 'Humanely Optimised' technologies that are innovative, affordable, simple and catering to solving life's problems," he added.