The Automated Guided Vehicles, also known as AGVs, will make sure sick children receive what they need "promptly" throughout the day. Food carts will be transported by AGVs from the catering area to a location known as a "nutrient station," where they will be picked up by a porter who will then physically deliver them to the patient.

In and around the expansive seven-story hospital in Rialto are 76 such stations. The requirement for a staff person to manually push food carts from the kitchen to the ward will be eliminated by the robots.

According to a source, "The technology is incredible." It's encouraging to see that they will be a part of the Irish healthcare system because they have long been utilised in industries and warehouses.

"They move supplies, food, and medications throughout the hospital by sliding under standard hospital trolleys. Prior to being delivered to the wards, food is frequently cooked on the opposite side of a hospital."

"This will be a game changer because those trolleys now need to be manually pushed, frequently over extremely long distances."

The AGVs "will make sure food and other supplies get to patient rooms quickly and safely," according to Children's Health Ireland, which will assist staff in providing "excellent care of patients."