“Uncanny valley” is the term used to describe the uncomfortable feeling people have when making eye contact with an android– a robot made to resemble a human. TikTok/@beautybyzoeg.

The phrase “uncanny valley” is widely accepted to have originated in 1970, with the publication of an academic paper by roboticist Masahiro Mori in an obscure journal called Energy.

“What's so cool about the uncanny valley is that it can be used to create a sense of horror, if you want it to,” said Lim. “So, [the horror movie] Megan is a great example of it.

The idea of the uncanny valley was first established in 1970 by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori, who created a map visualizing figures that may be perceived as human-like and tracked how people ...

The uncanny valley is not only felt when there is something wrong with how a character physically looks, but is also influenced by the character’s movements and expressions.

The “uncanny valley” is that creepy Final Fantasy feeling when a robot or CGI character is too dead-eyed to be believable, but too realistic to be cute. Roboticists and animators have long ...

As with the robotic version of the uncanny valley, the closer Romney gets to becoming real to a voter, the more his likeability declines. On television and at a distance, ...

The uncanny valley of robotics is grounded in the social cues of the visual. We are repulsed by the plastic skin, by the stilted movements, by the soulless eyes of our robotic counterparts.

And so “Doom” in 2016, with all its bells and whistles, is still just a new version of “Galaga.” And that’s where the uncanny valley effect comes into play for me.