Thursday, January 13, 2011

humanoid practice robots in tokyo?

It appears that Japan's latest invention is a robot designed to help dentists better at their jobs. This robot can "feel pain" so it informs the doctor's when they are being too harsh on them, making dentist in training enhance their profession. eg: If a dentists hits a virtual nerve the robot will simply imform them it's in pain. Dr. Naotake Shibui of the Nippon Dental University in Tokyo, who developed the robot with technicians at Kokoro Co. "Our aim is to train dentists to worry about whether patients are comfortable, and not just focus on technical expertise." It's primary sensors are located at the teeth. The robot looks so realistic it's almost a bit creepy but so awesome. It's not letting me upload the photo but for now but copy the link below.

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(ARTICLE CREDIT)http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-498530/Japans-latest-invention-The-dental-training-robot-feel-pain.html

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