As a person ages, there is a tendency for the progressive degeneration of the body, which usually manifests as a loss of motor, cognitive and sensory abilities. This introduces new challenges to the independent accomplishment of previously routine tasks. Through the analysis of this issue, the authors identify that the adherence to complex medication regimes might pose a particularly difficult challenge for elderly patients, whose limitations can introduce the risk of ineffective treatments and health hazards by the wrongful taking of medicine. The solution proposed is the development of an automatic pill dispenser, designed to counteract the adverse effects of aging and enable the elderly to retain a degree of autonomy in their daily care, or support family and professional caretakers. This chapter will follow the projects’ development through the identification and analysis of the challenges faced by elderly individuals; a comparative study of the options currently available to support them in the identified issue; the proposal of a solution; and concluding with the construction of a preliminary prototype.