Tendo has secured SEK 3M for a robot arm for people with disabilities.

Tendo, a Lund, Sweden and Odense, Denmark-based startup working on manufacturing a robot arm for people with disabilities, secured SEK 3M ($360k) in investment funding.

The money comes from a range of local angel investors, including Bertil Allard, Erik Mared and Mats Mared.

Tendo, founded in 2016 by CEO Sofie Woge, developed a robotic hand - or a glove - that allows people with weak muscular strength in their hands and fingers to perform everyday activities and over time regain muscle strength.

Tendo covers the thumb, index finger and forearm and it’s equipped with soft artificial tendons and smart sensors detecting when you are about to grasp an object and applies the requested strength to your fingers. The robotic arm creates greater independence for people suffering from limitations due to e.g. arthritis, an injury, stroke or age and results in an improved self-image and quality of life as well as a reduced need of assistance from the community and family. Tendo is worn almost like a glove and enables a strong grip in more or less all everyday situations.