Robot masseuse gets to work in Singapore

Singapore: A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its makers say perfectly mimic the human touch. The robot, the brainchild of local startup AiTreat, began work at a clinic in the city-state this week and performs “tui na”, a type of massage practised in traditional Chinese medicine. Emma consists of a white metal arm with heated silicone tips that mimic the human palm and thumb, with customers massaged while lying on a bed.