Innovative artificial intelligence-supported solution for muscle disease patients from Türk Telekom

Turk Telekom’s R&D efforts for the project aimed at facilitating the lives of individuals who cannot use their hands due to muscle diseases such as ALS and paralysis have yielded results. Productization studies have been initiated for the innovative solution that allows patients to use their computers with eye movements. The application, which enables individuals to control computer and environmental equipment such as lights, air conditioning, and television with eye movements, works without the need for additional hardware such as glasses or external cameras.

Turk Telekom implements smart applications and innovative solutions in all areas of life with the possibilities offered by technology. The company took action to facilitate the lives of individuals who cannot use their hands due to muscle diseases such as ALS and paralysis, completing R&D studies for the innovative solution that allows patients to use their computers with eye movements.

‘We enhance the benefits of technology in our lives with smart applications’
Dr. Mehmet Beytur, Deputy General Manager of Support Services and Procurement Management at Turk Telekom, stated, ‘As a company, we focus on developing projects that will benefit large masses by directing towards innovative works that focus on people in every field and make them feel valued. We attach importance to our R&D studies turning into innovative products and services through collaborations with universities and industries. The new eye movement computer control we have developed will be an important approach for muscle disease patients such as ALS and paralysis. We believe that this study will increase the quality of life for patients. This solution, which allows eye movement tracking to be done directly with the computer’s camera without the need for external equipment like glasses, enables patients to use their computers more easily and comfortably.’

Computer control with eye movements for muscle disease patients
According to the statement, users can control various functions on the computer with eye movements using the application developed based on artificial intelligence image processing model. Turk Telekom’s innovative solution, which has started productization studies by developing domestic capabilities, enables patients who cannot move their hands to use computers and access information.