Inspiration

1. Shubham Banerjee, 8th grader and inventor who built a low-cost braille printer using Intel Edison technology to help give over 200 million blind people an affordable way to read. Shubham says, “I saw the first letters that came out over the braille printer and I felt like I can actually have an impact. The Intel Edison was the only solution.”

In between classes and football practice, Shubham Banerjee started his company, Braigo Labs Inc., to commercialize his product. Today braille printers cost over $2,000. Shubham will sell his for $500, giving more people access to read.

Check out Shubham’s story and watch more “Meet the Makers.”

2. 14-year-olds Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, and Faleke Oluwatoyin, along with their 15-year-old classmate Bello Eniola, came up with a urine-powered generator!

Click HERE to see how Duro came up with the idea and how it works.

3. 14-year-old Remya Jose invented a way for her family to wash their clothes and get some exercise at the same time. Check out her story HERE

4. At 17 years old, Ryan Patterson transformed a golf glove into a powerful communication tool for the deaf and hard of hearing. HERE, Ryan demonstrates how the glove can translate sign language and then transmit the data to a computer monitor or handheld screen.

5. Mary Grace is the recipient of our 2014 Youth Award. At the age of 12, Mary Grace began selling handmade headbands to fund the education of underprivileged girls in Africa. Today, her organization, Reverse The Course, is a successful social business that has funded the education of girls in Kenya, Uganda, Paraguay and Haiti. Read about more HERE