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A 13-year-old American has made a [cheap / cheapest] machine that can help blind [people / person] read. People who cannot see can read by using Braille – a system of small bumps that people touch to read [a / the] letters. Machines that make [them / these] small bumps into words, sentences and paragraphs are [very / much] expensive. They are called Braille embossers and usually cost [to / at] least $2,000. The American teenager, Shubham Banerjee, [made / make] a new Braille embosser from a Lego kit that [gets / lets] people create robots. It costs just $350. Banerjee has [called / calling] his new device the Braigo – a combination of the words Braille and Lego. It works by translating [electrical / electronic] text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile device.

Banerjee designed his Braigo [last / first] year for a school science fair. Since then, he has [caught / hold] the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The technology [giant / monster] Intel invested [in / on] Banerjee's machine last November, but they did not [speak / say] how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $35,000 from his father to [help / aid] him start the project. His father works [as / was] a computer engineer at Intel. He spoke about why he gave [such / so] much money to his son, saying: "We as parents started to get involved more, thinking that he's [off / on] to something and this innovation process has to continue." Banerjee told the AP news agency that: "My end goal would probably be having most of the blind people...[using / used] my Braille printer."