Elderly people living independently increasingly forget daily routines and medication, placing a growing burden on overworked caregivers. Memor is a robotic home assistant that automatically dispenses medication from a standard baxter roll at programmed times and uses voice reminders to support daily routines. By reducing reliance on human caregivers, Memor helps older adults retain their independence for longer.
The Memor prototype integrates a baxter roll dispenser within a compact, approachable form. At set times it dispenses the correct pills, presents them to the user, and delivers a spoken reminder. Through the use of an AI model and a scale in the dispensing area, the robot reports to the patients' caretaker about pill taking behaviour, and makes sure to request a new baxter roll on time. A face and a smart lighting ring are added to make the robot appear more alive and friendly.
Inside of the Memor is a motorised blade-and-squeeze system that cuts individual pill pouches from a baxter roll and pulls them through a small slot to push the pills out into the dispensing area. The mechanism, like competitors, meets a 99.5% dispensing accuracy requirement, and a lithium-ion battery backup ensures continuous operation for at least four days during a power outage.
