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The uncanny valley ( Japanese: 不気味の谷, Hepburn: bukimi no tani) effect is a hypothesized psychological and aesthetic relation between an object's degree of resemblance to a human being and the emotional response to the object. Examples of the phenomenon exist among robotics, 3D computer animations and lifelike dolls.
Oct 10, 2023 · The experience of the uncanny valley can trigger a range of effects, from emotional responses such as repulsion and decreased empathy to more pragmatic impacts such as hindering the development and acceptance of artificial intelligence and robotics.
Jun 25, 2024 · The uncanny valley is a phenomenon that occurs when the more realistic a robot becomes, the more likely it is to seem eerie or even disgusting. Learn why it happens.
Jun 30, 2024 · Uncanny valley, theorized relation between the human likeness of an object and a viewer’s affinity toward it. The hypothesis originated in a 1970 essay by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori, in which he proposed that as human likeness increases in an object’s design, so does one’s affinity for the
Nov 7, 2023 · When a super-realistic android or video character gives us a creepy feeling, it enters the uncanny valley. Why do we get spooked, and what can we do to avoid it?
Nov 6, 2019 · The uncanny valley phenomenon is an eerie or unsettling feeling that some people experience in response to not-quite-human figures like humanoid robots and lifelike computer-generated characters.
Apr 3, 2012 · The uncanny valley metaphor suggests that a human appearance or behavior can make an artificial figure seem more familiar for viewers — but only up to a point. The sense of viewer familiarity...
Jul 1, 2019 · Scientists have identified mechanisms in the human brain that could help explain the phenomenon of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ – the unsettling feeling we get from robots and virtual agents that are too human-like.
Uncanny Valley: What is it and why do we experience it? - BBC Science Focus Magazine.
Jun 12, 2012 · So now let us consider in more detail the relation between the uncanny valley and movement. The Effect of Movement. Movement is fundamental to animals—including human beings—and thus to robots ...
