This US startup pushes technology into schools with paper and pen


Bakpax Inc uses artificial intelligence to read and assess kids' handwritten assignments, which can be done with paper and pencil and uploaded via their phones or completed online. — Bloomberg

Millions of kids in the US headed back to school this month and most of them will be spending at least part of their class time remotely, relying on computers, tablets and fast broadband to connect with teachers.

In thousands of schools across the US, though, teachers are using a small technology startup to preserve some of the more analogue aspects of classwork during the pandemic. Bakpax Inc makes a mobile app that kids can use to take a picture of homework completed using pencil and paper then upload to get instant grades and feedback. Some 50,000 teachers are using the tool, including in Europe and South Korea.

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