Printing papers for the blind has never been easy or cheap – until now. Shubham Banerjee, a 13 year old student from started out with a science fair project idea to build a braille printer using legos. His ameteur invention will soon be making braille printers much more widely available and affordable.

Banerjee initially purchased a robotics kit costing around $350 and built a model in about a month. His creation continued to win more prizes and gain fame. Blind children and their parents started contacting Banerjee soon after and asking if they could buy the printer off the shelves. The popular response to his project prompted the young inventor to make a prototype using parts from a desktop printer and an Intel chip with wifi and bluetooth. Intel was highly impressed and a few months later the company announced that they would back his company with an undisclosed amount of money. The heads of Intel seem to admire both the creation and the intent. Edward Ross, director of Inventor Platforms at Intel said that Banerjee is solving an actual problem while disrupting an already established industry, and “that’s what it’s all about.”

In addition to being an inventor Banjaree is now the CEO of his own company. His mother 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.

Braigo Labs has hired several professionals to work on the project and enlisted an industrial design firm. Banerjee intends to make the product available to the general public soon.