Indoor Self-Mapping Pill Dispensing Device Using SLAM Algorithm

Abstract

The elderly tend to forget the medications at times, and this has a colossal impact on their health. Especially for those who have been prescribed multiple medications at different dosages. Due to various added reasons such as decreased motor skills, inability to move around, they require constant attention and help with their medications. It is very crucial for them to take their pills as per the dose prescribed by the doctor. It becomes a tedious job for them and sometimes it can get very confusing. Hence the need for engaging a caretaker arises. Also given the COVID-19 Pandemic situation, the elderly are supposed to be isolated. Hence, this research work proposes a Pill Dispenser combined with a Self-Mapping robot to take appropriate medication. This research work utilizes SLAM based bot to map and navigate in an unknown environment. It makes use of the Robot Operating System (ROS) framework. The mapping process is done by using the GMapping algorithm.