Simroid, a super-realistic dental training robot developed in Japan, caused quite a splash in news outlets worldwide when it made its debut in 2007. The level of realism was pretty high back then, but ...

Its creators claim that Simroid, a next-generation dental patient simulator, has been developed to provide more emotional feedback to dentists in training. But I see the truth here; it’s just another ...

Say hello to Simroid, a new robot from Japan designed to help train dentists. Forgive me for being a little off-color here, but this thing looks like it’s better suited to give BJs, but it’s looking a ...

A trip to the dentist could be a lot less painful in future thanks to this dental training robot. The humanoid practice robot, dubbed Simroid for "simulator humanoid", alerts dentistry students if it ...

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, ...

Not since the prancing military robot BigDog have we seen something so very creepy. This video of the Japanese dental fembot Simroid is guaranteed to make your non-silicone skin crawl. Simroid (also ...

We cringe when thinking about dentists, but now they will get their just desserts with Simroid, a 5 foot, 3-inch bot developed at Nippon Medical School which will teach them how to better communicate ...

Japan’s premier robot event offers visitors the chance to find a high-tech ping-pong opponent, see an android dental patient twitch in pain, and to nurse baby robots in the same afternoon. Showcasing ...