Developing a home medication dispenser with reminders and family alerts
Older adults can forget or confuse their tablets, making regular medication routines difficult to maintain. Relatives who live elsewhere face practical and emotional strain: daily checks are not always possible, leaving families unsure whether medicines have been collected.
Balu develops a home medication dispenser that releases pre-sorted doses at set times, with light and sound reminders. WhatsApp updates tell relatives when medicines are collected or missed, helping them support daily routines remotely. The device is available for preorder.
What stands out about Balu
Advanced its tested medication-dispenser prototypes to initial small-series production with aws support, including market testing and pilot phases.
Developed and tested medication-dispenser prototypes through aws First Incubator, which supports early-stage founding teams.
Received aws Preseed – Innovative Solutions grant support to advance its medication dispenser from prototype to small-series production.
Won the Social Business Hub Styria 2024/2025 Ideas Competition for its intelligent medication dispenser, alongside two other winning projects.
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