product design | team project

20,1% of children aged 15 and under had to take medicine regulary in the last years. That opposes a lot of difficulties

Children forget to take the medicine or are frustrated

Parents can‘t controll if the medicine is taken

Children are stigamtized for taking medicine

Our solution is the medigotchi, a smart medication box for children. Controllable and accessible via smartphone by the parents. 

output tray for medication

LCD screen to interact with the user

medication storage

rotary knob for medication output

The medigotchi is used in three simple steps:


1. parents fill up the compartments using the app and the display on the medigotchi.


2. medigotchi asks child to take medicine and notifies parents at the same time. When child         

    interacts with it, the medication is dispensed.


3. In case the child misses the intake, parents are notified and can send a reminder.

The medigotchi uses gamifiaction to ensure that taking the medication is a rewarding task and pursued with joy. It guides the child through every step of the process via interactive messages on the screen and enables the parents to take part in it.

medigotchi

David Petri, Donna Auerswald and Titus Kollmann

supervised by Prof. Dr. Susanne Schade and Luca Stetter

2023 | 5 months