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 ...

The figure in the dentist's chair can say "ouch," and her eyes may flash in pain. But trust us, she's not feeling a thing. She's an animated robot with a high-tech set of pearly whites. Students and ...