The uncanny valley (Japanese: 不気味の谷, Hepburn: bukimi no tani) effect is a hypothesized psychological and … 展开

As related to robotics engineering, robotics professor Masahiro Mori first introduced the concept in 1970 from his book titled Bukimi No Tani (不気味の谷), phrasing it as bukimi no tani genshō (不気味の谷現象, lit. 'uncanny valley … 展开

Mori's original hypothesis states that as the appearance of a robot is made more human, some observers' emotional response to the robot becomes increasingly positive and empathetic, until it becomes almost human, a… 展开

A number of theories have been proposed to explain the cognitive mechanism causing the phenomenon:
• Mate selection: Automatic, stimulus-driven appraisals of uncanny stimuli elicit aversion by activating an … 展开

A number of design principles have been proposed for avoiding the uncanny valley:
• Design elements should match in human realism. A robot may look uncanny when human and nonhuman elements are mixed. For example, bot… 展开

A number of criticisms have been raised concerning whether the uncanny valley exists as a unified phenomenon amenable to scientific scrutiny:
• The uncanny valley effect is a heterogeneous group … 展开