CareBot: The automated caretaker system

OpenCV is a growing technology, and it has the potential to replace the current technologies used in security systems, space applications, hospitals etc. This paper proposes the use of OpenCV's image-processing feature embedded in an automated robot, which can be used in hospitals and such. Hospitals often require the monitoring of patients at regular intervals, coupled with administering the prescribed medications according to a particular schedule. The proposed robot system can be significantly helpful at hospitals where the number of nurses are not enough to take care of all the patients. Owing to people's forgetfulness due to age and other aspects, they may miss their medication meant to be taken at a specific time. This delay can further deteriorate the health of the patient. The automated robot system analyses the position of each bed and matches the medicine intake using image-processing concepts, ensuring that the patient takes his/her dosage according to the schedule specified by the doctor.