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In this photo taken on October 12, 2017, Singaporean physician Calista Lim Hui Min (L) monitors progress as a robot masseuse named Emma massages patient Elaine Low, 35, at the NovaHealth traditional chinese medicine (TCM) clinic in Singapore. A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicon tips which its creators 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. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN / TO GO WITH AFP STORY SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-HEALTHCARE-OFFBEAT