now, muto cannot on his own.n his throat atrophied, requiring operation in january to prevent choking and that cost him his natural voice. muto can, now, only move his eyes and his fingertips. he communicates by using eyeye-tracking input and voice synthesis. this artificial voice is based on his original voice. muto needs 24-hour care, and he said that he loses more and more of his abilities, with each passing day. >> muto was diagnosed with als six years ago, when he was 27. he was working at an advertising agency, and had just started thinking about marrying yuko, now, his wife. here is muto two years ago, reflecting on how he reacted to the diagnosis. he also felt conflicted about accepting help from anyone but his wife. but that approach, soon, left both muto and yuko exhausted. muto started to realize that he needed to promote a society where he can ask for help, and keep having hope. he decided to work with various experts to develop technologies to make the imimpossible, possible. knowing he would eventua