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RANCHI: Learning Braille will now be self assisted for the 24 students at Rajyakrit Netrahin Madhya Vidyalaya in Harmu, Ranchi. The school students will learn braille from Annie , the first self learning Braille literacy device in the country developed by Bangalore based start-up, Thinkerbell Labs.A total of 20 Annie-s, complete with a digital Braille slate, a braille keyboard and a braille display were officially launched in Ranchi on Tuesday. “This is a revolutionary device for boosting the Braille literacy numbers. Annie, which is a voice coordinated device, eliminates the need of a teacher’s physical presence and teaches the students through voice commands. Many do not have access to private tutoring and learning in groups of as small as eight students can be arduous..