Simroid robot lets dental students know what hurts

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We’ve already seen medical students operate on robots that bleed, yap and flat-line, but it’s about time dental students underwent the same kind of scrutiny, don’tcha think? If things go as planned, future dentists in Japan could soon be practicing on Simroid, a humanoid that resembles a young woman and can talk back when students hit a nerve. Reportedly, the bot can exclaim “it hurts” and move her eyes / hands whenever discomfort is felt, but best of all, engineers included a “breast sensor” to determine if that area has been touched inappropriately during training. Nothing wrong with ensuring the ethical treatment of robots, we suppose.

[Via Physorg]

 

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