Police are searching for three women who assaulted a 76-year-old man in his Fingal house in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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The women, who police said are known to the victim, entered the Talbot Street house and assaulted the man.
He received a number of non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Tasmania Police said a small amount of property was stolen from the house.
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St Marys police and forensic services attended the scene and investigations were ongoing.
Police said the aggravated armed robbery was an isolated incident.
Police believe one woman is aged between 30 and 40 years and has a large build, the second woman is aged between 20 and 30 and the third woman is aged in her 30s.
Anyone with information should call police on 131 444, or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000.
