Students at Japan's Nippon Dental University Hospital will be practicing their drilling skills using a new robot named "Simroid". The humanoid robot has internal sensors that trigger responses such as "ouch" and "it hurts" and a frown when it feels uncomfortable from the dental drill. And as soon as the bot learns a few lessons from humanity, the dentists had better watch out.
From the Article:
Naotake Shibui, a professor at Nippon Medical School, which introduced the robot in September, said Simroid can help dentists "learn how to communicate with patients."So on top of it all we're teaching the bots that:
"Treatment technique is important but it's also important to feel what it's like to be a patient," he said.
But in case anyone thinks the robot is too real, it also has a sensor on the breast area that keeps track if it has been touched inappropriately, an engineer said.
- Humans are helplessly inept at communication
- Humans need to know pain
- Intimacy is bad
Thanks to Physorg
I've seen photos of the creepy Japanese robot programmed to act like a baby, but here are two videos guaranteed to give your the wubbies. It responds to a pinch on its clay colored thigh or cheek by rolling its eyes, flailing its limbs, and honking like a sick duck. 
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