LEGOs make EVERYTHING better. Well, except when they are left on the floor in a dark room when I’m walking barefoot.
A California seventh grader, Shubham Banerjee, used a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set to create a prototype printer that uses traditional calculator paper to generate braille text! What makes this concept so valuable are the potential cost savings and the relative ease of construction.
Pretty awesome; it’s also quite inspirational that this kid seems to really have a heart for helping disenfranchised people at such a young age:
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LEGOs are not just toys, they are becoming investments in sustainable functionality — a rough prototyping resource!
Here’s Banerjee explaining how it all works – amazing!
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You can see more on Shubham Banerjee’s YouTube Channel. 😀
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Tre Lawrence
Tre Lawrence is a servant, husband, father, writer and a life-long learner. He is a contributor to ChurchM.ag and 148apps.com, editor at Androidrundown.com and trelawrence.com... and a "retired" churchworker to boot. When he's not writing for these, you'll probably find him on the soccer pitch or volunteering for YouVersion.
After my 7-year old son saw this video and what you can do with the Mindstorm LEGOs, he’s decided to start saving his money for a set — very cool! 😀