A new care giving robot could enable elderly people to live at home for longer and alleviate pressure on pressure on nursing home staff.

Trinity College has teamed up with charity ALONE to unveil Stevie- the first robot of its kind in Ireland.

As well as performing functional tasks, Stevie can interact socially with its dependents.

The friendly looking robot can perform tasks like turning lights on and off, taking action in a case of emergency and acting a reminder.

The team has recently secured funding from Enterprise Ireland and aims to have the robot market ready by the year 2021.

Kim Buckley has this report:

Meet Stevie. Ireland’s first prototype robot for assisted care. More on @TodayFMNews pic.twitter.com/lFPzEWcS7e

— Kim Buckley (@KiiimBuckley) November 13, 2017