Squirming Simroid
Now even robots squirm in the dentist’s chair in Japan…
Humanoid robot teaches dentists to feel people’s pain
November 28, 2007 – 7:47PM, BrisbaneTimes.com–Japan’s future dentists may soon be able to better appreciate patients’ pain by training on a humanoid robot that can mumble “ouch” when the drill hits a nerve.
The “Simroid” robot, resembling an attractive young woman with long black hair and a pink sweater, also can listen to instructions and react to pain by moving her eyes or hands…more...
Click on the window on the left of the terrified Japanese Simroid in the dentist’s chair to see the videos of the robot in action at a dental school in Tokyo. Gee, this reminds me I gotta go to the dentist—I’m lost past due for a checkup and this squirming Simroid ain’t helping me keep a positive attitude.
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