She146;ll tell you if it hurts

The figure in the dentist8217;s chair can say 8220;ouch8221; and her eyes may flash in pain but, trust us, she8217;s not feeling a thing: She8217;s an animated robot with a high-tech set of pearly whites. Doctors are currently testing the robot, Simroid, at Tokyo8217;s Nippon Dental University. It has lifelike silicon skin and teeth equipped with sensors that can detect mistakes that might cause a real patient pain