United Kingdom, May 24 -- A robot nurse has joined a hospital in Taiwan to ease pressure on overstretched medical staff.

Developed by tech giants Foxconn and NVIDIA, the AI nurse - nicknamed Norabot - is now assisting real nurses by taking over the most physically demanding and repetitive jobs.

The dramatic move comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned of a shortfall of around 4.5 million nurses in the coming years, due to burnout and huge workloads.

Norabot is already handling tasks at Taichung Hospital, including delivering medications, monitoring fetal health, and carrying wound care supplies.

According to Foxconn, the robot can slash a nurse's workload by up to 30 per cent.

The bot is equipped with cutting-edge kit,...