Posts Tagged ‘teeth’

Tooth Tattoos Knows When You’re Going to be Sick… Before You Are!

Written by Mostafa Dafer on . Posted in Featured, Gadgets

You know that very first tickle in the back of your throat that tells you a cold is coming on? What if you could figure it out even sooner – as soon as the first bacteria took hold? A team at Princeton is developing tooth “tattoos” that could detect illness from the bacteria in your breath, starting before you even realize you’re getting sick. The tattoos are wireless and powered by resonant coils so there’s no need for charging or batteries. They work with the wonder Read more [...]

Simroid Dental Training Humanoid, The Humanoid Robot Patient!

Written by Mostafa Dafer on . Posted in Featured, Robots & Robotics

Simroid is a dental training robot being developed by the Nippon Dental University Hospital and dental equipment maker Morita Manufacturing. Based on a prototype first presented in 2007, this robot is much more advanced, and there are plans to release the robot commercially. This robot patient is manufactured by Kokoro, who also make the Actroid line of lifelike humanoid robots. It has been developed as a training tool to improve students patient communication skills by emphasizing attitude Read more [...]

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