The Deep Dive: AI for Good: AI robot nurse to combat burnout

AI for Good: AI robot nurse designed to combat burnout
Source: Credit: Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Foxconn, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Foxconn and NVIDIA have partnered to launch Nurabot, a humanoid nurse robot designed to support medical staff by taking on routine tasks like patrolling hospital halls, guiding visitors, and delivering medication. The robot features a tray for transport, facial recognition capabilities, and a constant on-screen smile—part of an effort to reduce nurse burnout and address looming healthcare staffing shortages. This reminds me of the robots I saw at Starbucks in Singapore. Take a look here.
What happened: Nurabot is already being tested in several Taiwanese hospitals, including Taichung Veterans General Hospital and Cardinal Tien Hospital. It’s part of Foxconn’s broader suite of AI healthcare tools, which use NVIDIA’s models to monitor vitals and support hospital operations.
Nurabot navigates hospital corridors and monitors patient vitals autonomouslyIt delivers medications, specimens, and assists during night shifts and visiting hours Foxconn claims Nurabot could reduce nursing workloads by up to 30% Future versions will offer multi-language support and potentially assist with lifting patients
The robot is one component of a larger push to introduce generative AI into healthcare workflows. Foxconn and NVIDIA are also enabling hospitals to train their own AI models using high-powered computing infrastructure.
Why it matters: The World Health Organization projects a global shortage of 4.5 million nurses by 2030. Hospitals are already feeling the strain. AI tools like Nurabot may help ease pressure by offloading non-critical tasks—allowing human nurses to focus more time on direct patient care. Robots aren’t a replacement for healthcare workers, but they may be able to help.

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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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