OhneMove turns your webcam into a hands-free navigation system — no hardware, no setup cost, no barriers. Built for the 1.3 billion people who need it most.
For most people, opening a browser is effortless. For millions of others, it is an exhausting struggle fought with tools built around an assumption — that your hands work.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis progressively destroys the neurons that control voluntary movement. Patients who once typed 80 words per minute watch helplessly as that ability fades — first one hand, then both, then every limb. Over 500 000 people live with ALS globally at any given time.
A cervical spinal cord injury at the C4 level leaves both hands non-functional. Many survivors spend six or more hours per day navigating with a chin-controlled mouse — a device that costs over $4 000 and takes months to master. The fatigue is chronic and invisible.
Involuntary muscle spasms make precise mouse clicks nearly impossible. People with Multiple Sclerosis face relapsing fatigue that can make even holding a mouse unbearable on bad days. They don't need less technology — they need different technology.
Assistive technology exists. But the best solutions — Tobii Dynavox, EyeGaze Edge — cost between $5 000 and $15 000. Insurance coverage varies. Waiting lists can stretch 18 months. In lower-income countries, these devices simply do not exist. That gap is where OhneMove lives.
Three steps. No hardware. No waiting list.
Visit OhneMove in any browser tab. Grant camera permission. Nothing to install.
Look at 9 points on screen. OhneMove learns your unique head movement range and maps it perfectly.
Move your head to move the cursor. Dwell to click. Use voice to type. Full browser access, no hands needed.
OhneMove was born from a simple observation: almost every laptop already has the hardware needed to build a hands-free cursor — the camera. All it takes is the right software.
We use MediaPipe's face landmarking to track subtle head rotations in real time. A calibration step maps that movement to screen coordinates. From there, a virtual cursor follows your gaze and head position — and dwells on buttons to click them, without touching anything.
No eye-tracking hardware. No $10 000 device. No waiting list. Just a browser tab and a webcam you already own.
Try it now →We compared the real options available to someone who needs hands-free browsing today.
| Solution | Cost | Hardware needed | Setup time | Works in browser | Offline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OhneMove | Free | Webcam only | < 5 min | Yes — any site | Yes |
| Tobii Dynavox PCEye | $3 000 – $6 000 | Eye-tracker bar | Days + IT support | Partial | Yes |
| EyeGaze Edge | $12 000+ | Dedicated unit | Weeks | Limited | Yes |
| Dragon NaturallySpeaking | $150 / year | Microphone | ~30 min | No | Partial |
| Switch Access | $200 – $800 | Switch device | High | Partial | Yes |
| Grid 3 | $500 license | Touch / eye device | Days | No | Yes |
“No Fear. No Doubt. Beyond All Limits.”
We are a team of engineering students from EMSI Rabat, competing at the ETH 2026 Hackathon under the theme Tech for Good. We chose this challenge not because it was easy, but because the people who need it most have waited long enough.
OhneMove started as a late-night conversation about what it would feel like to lose the ability to control a mouse. It became a working prototype in 72 hours. The name is a nod to the German word ohne— “without” — because the whole point is freedom from physical constraint.
Assistive technology should not cost more than a laptop. OhneMove is and will remain free.
All processing is local. Your camera feed never leaves your device. No account needed.
A Chrome extension means it works on every website — no special app, no per-site integration.
We're building OhneMove into a full browser extension. Leave your email and we'll notify you the moment it's ready.
Open the control panel, calibrate in two minutes, and hand the laptop to someone who needs it.
Open OhneMove →