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The figure in the dentist's chair can say "ouch," and her eyes may flash in pain. But trust us, she's not feeling a thing. She's an animated robot with a high-tech set of pearly whites. Students and resident doctors are currently testing the robot, dubbed Simroid, at Tokyo's Nippon Dental University.