WASHINGTON — Many elaborate things can be made from Legos, but a California 7th grader built something with real-world applications for the blind.

Shubham Banerjee constructed a functional Braille printer out of the Lego Mindstorms EV3 Kit and some items from Home Depot.

Watch the video to see the printer work and find out how much it would cost to make and sell:

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