Where Braigo Began
From a School Science Fair to Braigo
Champion School · San Jose, California · 2012–2015
At age 12, while attending Champion School, Shubham turned a science-fair project
into Braigo, a low-cost braille printer prototype built with LEGO Mindstorms.
What began in a classroom quickly reached far beyond school, attracting
international attention and eventually leading to Braigo Labs and venture
investment from Intel Capital.
Braigo
Science-fair project at age 12
Intel Capital
Venture-backed entrepreneur at 13
Science Fair
Synopsis n+1 Prize for Physical Sciences
Debate
Regional tournament recognition
A school project became an accessibility idea, a company and an international story.
Braigo quickly moved beyond a science fair. LEGO's 2014 Build 4 Good challenge
was inspired by Shubham's work, and he attended as a special guest and judge.
Two months later, he was invited as an honored maker to the first White House Maker Faire.
Maker Faire Bay Area · 2014
The people behind the beginning.
Braigo began as Shubham's idea, but those early years quickly became a family experience too —
prototypes, demonstrations, long days at events and the unexpected momentum of a school project
growing into something much larger.
Shubham is pictured here with his father
Neil Banerjee,
his mother Malini Banerjee and his sister
Anoushka Banerjee
during Braigo's early Maker Faire chapter.
Original Maker Faire exhibit materials · 2014
The contemporary booth flyer introduced “BRAIGO — A low cost Braille Printer from LEGO” and
identified Shubham as the 12-year-old developer of the project.
April 2014 · LEGO Build 4 Good
Braigo inspired LEGO MINDSTORMS' Seattle challenge involving teams from Amazon, Expedia, HTC, Nordstrom, Xbox and others.
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June 2014 · White House Maker Faire
Invited as an honored maker to the first-ever White House Maker Faire in Washington, D.C.
Braigo, LEGO & Youth Leadership
