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About the solution
Mangor Lien suffers from ALS. Due to the disease, Mangos can no longer lift his arms not even a millimetre on his own.
To help him, his brother Terje Lien invented a robotic arm that helps with simple tasks. Thanks to the device, Mangor can now scratch his forehead, lift his fork with food, brush his teeth and shave.
Now they have even bigger plans. "It is the next step to be able to lift the robot arm using voice control," explains Terje. Another possible development step is to find a twist on the wrist so that the youngest brother can achieve even more functions.
Adapted from: https://www.tv2.no/a/9680796/
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