Japan unveils always-willing dental patient -- a robot

A dental patient robot is displayed at its unveiling ceremony at Showa University in Tokyo March 25, 2010. The humanoid female robot was developed to give practical experience for dental students and can be used for examination purposes. The 157 cm tall robot displays autonomous action of physiological phenomenon such as eye and tongue movement and can be controlled by either original programming or an instructor using an external touch panel, the university said