This photo taken on December 16, 2025 shows Li Qian (L) shaving for her elder brother Li Xia, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, at their house in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. Paraplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-AGRICULTURE-DISABLED-SCIENCE, PROFILE' by Ludovic EHRET

This photo taken on December 16, 2025 shows Li Qian wiping tears for her elder brother Li Xia, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, at their house in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. Paraplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-AGRICULTURE-DISABLED-SCIENCE, PROFILE' by Ludovic EHRET

This photo taken on December 16, 2025 shows Wu Dimei cooking for her son Li Xia, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, at the kitchen in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. Paraplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-AGRICULTURE-DISABLED-SCIENCE, PROFILE' by Ludovic EHRET

This photo taken on December 16, 2025 shows Li Qian (L), taking care of her elder brother Li Xia who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, at their house in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. Paraplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-AGRICULTURE-DISABLED-SCIENCE, PROFILE' by Ludovic EHRET

This photo taken on December 16, 2025 shows Li Qian (L) shaving for her elder brother Li Xia, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, at their house in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. Paraplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-AGRICULTURE-DISABLED-SCIENCE, PROFILE' by Ludovic EHRET

This photo taken on December 16, 2025 shows Wu Dimei, mother of Li Xia, checking on hydroponic seedlings at a greenhouse in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. Paraplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-AGRICULTURE-DISABLED-SCIENCE, PROFILE' by Ludovic EHRET

This photo taken on December 16, 2025 shows Li Xia, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, guiding his mother through the circuit operation via a video monitoring app from his bed in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. Paraplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-AGRICULTURE-DISABLED-SCIENCE, PROFILE' by Ludovic EHRET

This photo taken on December 16, 2025 shows Li Xia (back), who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, sharing a meal with his family at their house in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. Paraplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-AGRICULTURE-DISABLED-SCIENCE, PROFILE' by Ludovic EHRET