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November 29, 2023

This founder used AI to build his paralysed daughter an exoskeleton. Now he’s raised money to turn it into a business that will teach you anything

Nolej’s cofounder used AI to help design an exoskeleton for his paralysed daughter

Tim Smith

4 min read

Entrepreneur Bodo Hoenen felt powerless when his daughter, Lorelei, was diagnosed with a rare muscular degenerative condition that left her paralysed in her left arm. He knew that technology to help his daughter existed, but it wasn’t accessible.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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