Friday, January 25, 2013

Pillie the Pill Dispenser


Our device, Pillie, is a friendly robot pill dispenser. It will remind seniors when to take their pills and/or vitamins. This is a better alternative to the manual pillbox where seniors might not remember to check if they have taken their pills/vitamins or they can’t remember the day of the week.
The pills are stored in individual containers for each dispensing. In Pillie’s arms and its hands will hold a collecting box for the pill containers that are to be taken. When it is time for the person to take their pills an alarm sounds, lights flash brightly, a voice command will notify the senior, and a Bluetooth signal will send a vibration to a thin, fitted, waterproof wristband on the seniors (for those who are hard of hearing) to remind them take their pills from Pillie. An alert is given when there is only one day of pills left in Pillie and again when Pillie is empty, so that the senior is aware, or a caregiver is alerted with an e-mail, text message, or phone call via Bluetooth, as a reminder that Pillie has to be refilled. Electrical outlet and a battery backup will power Pillie.
Pillie will be able to announce the time, on the hour, and can be programmed to let the senior know when it is time for meals (it is important that seniors eat regularly).
Pillie is light, portable, friendly, and easily accessible. 

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