Northwestern University Students Create Automatic Pill Dispenser for
  Rehabilitation Institute Patient 
From: McCormick News Article

In Winter 2010, four Northwestern University freshmen (Brian Ambielli,
Adrienne Dunk, Paul Kravik, and Roy Lu) in Engineering Design and
Communication created DispenseTron, a pill dispenser for a client who doesn't
have the use of his arms or legs. 

Read the entire article and view a video (3:50) at:
http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/article_969.html

Links:
Engineering Design and Communications
http://www.segal.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/edc/

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
http://www.ric.org/