![]() Pria is entering a market with a variety of competitive options. The round catapulted Pillo to $17 million in funding and was clearly part of the larger plan by the two companies to work together. Pillo Health closed an $11 million funding round in June led by Stanley Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund within Stanley Black & Decker. ![]() ![]() We are also coming up with new hardware like an improved microprocessor for Pria.” We will be sending out software updates about once a month and are planning to layer a pharmacy service on top of the software. “For the version, we’ve worked closely with Stanley Black & Decker to audit the manufacturing standards for commercial release. “The Pillo health device is very much the base platform,” Musini said. Though the available version is complete and ready to operate, Musini said his team is still working on iterating and improving Pria’s software and hardware in anticipation of future needs. Pillo Health was developing a device on its own last year, but Pria’s final form is the result of the two companies collaborating in applying Pillo’s technology platform to the hardware built by Stanley Black & Decker. ![]() Pria is the culmination of a partnership between Pillo and Stanley Black & Decker first announced at CES in January when an early version of Pria was introduced by Stanley Black & Decker. Pria is priced at $750 with a $10 a month subscription but is currently doing an introductory offer of $600 and six months free subscription. While not a comprehensive database like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, Pria can still answer questions about things like measurements and can inform the user about the weather. The voice assistant built into Pria can also answer other questions for the user. Caregivers can monitor the health of a loved one remotely, and make sure they are okay.” “In this case, the primary buyer is a caregiver who is caring for someone taking multiple medications and does not leave home. “We are catering to chronic condition caregivers and people with chronic conditions,” said Pillo Health co-founder and CEO Emanuele Musini to Voicebot in an interview. Users can also use the camera to have two-way video chats with caregivers or family. The device also has a built-in camera and facial recognition software so that it can identify that the person taking the meds is the one who is supposed to. It also updates caregivers on the health of its owner, for instance letting the caregivers know if the owner has taken their medicine. Pria can interact with its owner by voice or through the touch screen. Using an associated mobile app, Pria can schedule up to 28 doses of medication, remind the user when it’s time to take the meds and dispense the correct amount of each medication. Vocal Medicine RemindersĪt its core, the Pria device is essentially a smart display with a pill dispenser. Pria is designed to help those with chronic conditions maintain their medication schedule and health using a built-in voice assistant to communicate with patients and caregivers. Pillo Health and Stanley Black & Decker have officially debuted their voice-activated robotic companion, Pria for the commercial market.
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