Hands on with Hero, the pill-dispensing robot

Hero looks like an unassuming and slightly over-sized coffee maker and, to be honest, if your poured some espresso into it, it might just spit some out into its plastic dispenser cup. But that’s not why Hero may become your healthcare hero.

The roughly 10-pound home appliance is actually a smart, automated prescription and vitamin dispenser that can help clear your cabinet of tiny, orange plastic bottles and oversized vitamin containers. It can know as much about your family’s medicine needs as the head of the household and potentially do a more efficient job of dispensing pills on a timely basis, with all the necessary safety checks and balances in place. Read more...