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Direct linkGray, Kurt; Wegner, Daniel M. – Cognition, 2012
The uncanny valley--the unnerving nature of humanlike robots--is an intriguing idea, but both its existence and its underlying cause are debated. We propose that humanlike robots are not only unnerving, but are so because their appearance prompts attributions of mind. In particular, we suggest that machines become unnerving when people ascribe to…
Descriptors: Experiments, Emotional Response, Robotics, Physical Characteristics
