Simroid is a new robot from Japan designed to help train dentists. Simroid is a dental patient robot developed as a training tool for aspiring dentists. It can follow spoken instructions, closely monitor a dentist's performance during mock treatments, and react in a human-like way to pain.

It was built by Kokoro Company Ltd.

We are afraid when thinking about dentists, but now they will be very happy with Simroid, a 5 foot, 3-inch bot developed at Nippon Medical School by Kokoro Company which will teach them how to better communicate with their patients. If the dentist hits a nerve with his/her drill, the robot will say “ouch” and will react to pain by moving her eyes and hands.

If it is touched in an inappropriate place on her chest, it will record that to later incriminate the offender. :-)

Simroid was unveiled at 2007 International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.

Hajime Sorayama (空山基, Sorayama Hajime, 1947—) is a Japanese illustrator.

Biography

Hajime Sorayama was born in 1947 in Imabari. He received his basic education at Imabari Kita High School. In 1965 he was admitted to the Shikoku Gakuin University, where he began to study Greek- and English literature. In 1967, he transferred to Tokio's Chuo School where he began to study art.

Sorayama graduated in 1969 at the age of 22, and gained an appointment in an advertising agency. He became a freelance illustrator in 1971.

Notable works