A fleet of robots is to carry out day to day tasks at an NHS hospital, it was revealed today.
The robots will be used to transport clinical waste and dirty linen, deliver food and dispense drugs at the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, Stirlingshire.
They are currently being tested at the £300 million hospital ahead of its opening in August.
It is the first time a UK hospital will use the state of the art technology, which is already in place in hospitals in Japan, the US and France.
The fleet will be divided into 'clean' and 'dirty' tasks, with each being given their own corridor to avoid the risk of cross- contamination.
NHS Forth Valley spokesman Elspeth Campbell said the new system would help with infection control.
