Uncanny Valley, as discussed previously at Robot Central, represents the phase (in Crossing the Chasm parlance) where humanoid robots adopt near human characteristics – but only near enough to creep us real humans out. Think of a robot in the valley as a zombie type creature.
From Japan (and reported in IT Media via Pink Tentacle) comes Simroid, a dental training robot with a demure complexion, head and body motion, and sensitive teeth. The robot is the product of Kokoro Company Ltd.
