The Curio

Robots that look like humans. One of the weirdest and most inspiring things I can think of. Whilst this particular robot does look somewhat creepy, at the same time it does look reasonably human, and indeed is designed to closely mimic human behaviour in one particular scenario - a patient in the dentist’s chair.

But, as usual my mind is in the gutter, and after I read this posting over on the excellent Pink Tentacle blog, I thought of an entirely different application for this kind of technology.

Simroid: Dentistry in the uncanny valley (video) ::: Pink Tentacle:

“Kokoro says that for an extra touch of realism, Simroid exhibits a gag reflex when instruments are inserted too far into her mouth.”

If I owned one I would call her Priss, obviously.
Enough already.