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Globally, over 12 million individuals living with Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis require daily—and often multiple—doses of medication. In more advanced stages, the assistance of caregivers or medical staff is frequently needed to ensure regular and timely administration. To address this challenge, we tired to develop a robotic solution that serves as a physical aid for medication delivery. The robot features an enhanced gripper, designed with spoon-like functionality, to provide intuitive and user-friendliness.

Our goal is to help restore a sense of autonomy for individuals with Parkinson’s and related conditions. This solution can also be extended to support patients with Alzheimer’s disease, those recovering from strokes, and others with mobility impairments—representing a global population of over 160 million people. Designed for use in private homes, hospitals, and nursing facilities, the robot also helps reduce the workload of healthcare personnel.

The development of our prototype was guided by a combination of imitation learning techniques and targeted hardware advancements. As a next step, also an alarm and specific knowledge regarding the patient should be implemented.

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