Kids always seem to have the best ideas. Maybe it’s because their view of the world isn’t hampered by harsh adult realities. Maybe they’re just too young to know how to fail. Either way, we need more kids like Shubham Banerjee, the 13-year-old CEO of Braigo Labs. What Shubham did after figuring out how blind people read, coupled the steps he’s now taking to change the world, is the stuff of legends.
Banerjee discovered that it costs over $2000 to buy a machine capable of printing in braille. He thought there must be a cheaper way.
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He used a Lego Robotics set and some materials from Home Depot to quickly construct a model that could do the same job…for less than $500.
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Processor company Intel soon learned of his “discovery.” They gave him HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to make his product real and help 285 million visually impaired people around the world.
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Check out Intel’s full announcement here. It’s incredible.
(via 22 Words)
At 13, Banerjee is now the youngest person ever funded by a venture capitalist. More importantly, he set an example for others his age to act now and help solve the world’s problem. This will hopefully put him in the history books someday.
If you’d like to keep updated on Banerjee’s efforts, take a look at his Facebook page.
