TLDR:

I learned a lot from the competitor solutions! They had great designs to help users keep track of their medicines but they ultimately don't increase safety for patients managing multiple medicines.

I also researched about AR solutions in healthcare which showed that 50% of people aged 65 and over were willing to use AR but 100% people aged 65 or less were willing.

It turns out, our target audience is agreeable to using AR devices according to studies.

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Augmented reality trial for pillbox management

Medication Coach Intelligent Agent (MCIA)

Research experiment in Sweden using Microsoft Hololens to assist patients organizing their pills
MCIA gave patients instructions on which pills to put in each compartment
While this is helpful for pill allocation, it doesn’t address increasing patient’s familiarity of their medications

Results encourage further exploration

15% of those aged 65 years and above found it difficult to use the AR headset
Those age 65 or less, 100% receptive to using technology.
65 years and above, only 50% willing