Uncanny Valley

We challenged these experts to explain the Uncanny Valley in less than 1 minute. Learn more:
"Explain the Uncanny Valley in Less Than 1 Minute. Go!"

by Erico Guizzo
November 20, 2013

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Masahiro Mori, professor emeritus at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, describes how he conceived the Uncanny Valley. Presented at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo.

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Peter Lunenfeld, UCLA. Talk presented at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo. Learn more:
"Experts Plunge Into the Uncanny Valley, Celebrate Masahiro Mori"

by Erico Guizzo
November 20, 2013

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Elizabeth Jochum, University of Copenhagen. Talk presented at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo.

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Masaki Fujihata, Tokyo University of the Arts. Talk presented at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo.

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Hiroshi Ishiguro, Osaka University. Talk presented at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo.

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Marek Michalowski, BeatBots. Talk presented at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo.

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Oussama Khatib, Stanford University. Talk presented at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo.

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Todd Murphey, Northwestern University. Talk presented at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo.

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Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley. "Uncanny Valley Revisited," IROS 2013, Tokyo.

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Concluding remarks at the "Uncanny Valley Revisited" special session at IROS 2013 in Tokyo.

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The Capgras delusion (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. The Capgras delusion is classified as a delusional misidentification syndrome, a class of delusional beliefs that involves the misidentification of people, places, or objects (usually not in conjunction). It can occur in acute, transient, or chronic forms. Cases in which patients hold the belief that time has been "warped" or "substituted" have also been reported.

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The Uncanny Valley is a play in which a robot steals a human's soul.
Features one fully programmed humanoid robot and two humans.

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Some art should be confusing and hard to comprehend

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Think human-like robots can look eerie? Then you've probably experienced the "uncanny valley".

With advances in robotics, gaming and artificial intelligence, the uncanny valley effect throws up challenges for designers and modellers. Discover the story behind the effect, find out why it might happen, and get up to speed on what designers are doing to avoid it.

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