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   blind      cheap      computer      device      device      electronic      end      him      last      least      letters      machine      money      much      parents      probably      sentences      small      something      writer  
A 13-year-old has made a machine that helps people read. The machine uses Braille - bumps that people touch to read the . Machines that make these small bumps into words, and paragraphs are very expensive. They usually cost at $2,000. The teenager, Shubham Banerjee, made a new Braille from a Lego robot kit. It costs just $350. Banerjee has called his new the Braigo – a combination of the words Braille and Lego. It works by changing text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile .

Banerjee designed his Braigo year as a science project. Silicon Valley is now interested in . The technology giant Intel invested in his last year. They did not say how money they gave him. Banerjee also got $35,000 from his father. His father is a engineer at Intel. He spoke about giving to his son, saying: "We as started to get involved more, thinking that he's on to and this innovation process has to continue." Banerjee said: "My goal would be having most of the blind people...using my Braille printer."

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