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Navigating the Uncanny Valley with Character Robots

Navigating the Uncanny Valley with Character Robots

The AI in Business Podcast · Daniel Faggella

January 3, 2016

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Show Notes

Have you ever seen a humanoid robot and felt creeped out? In this episode, we talk with Robotics Engineer Derek Scherer about the psychology of the uncanny valley and our relationships with robots. Scherer talks about the factors in robotics that tend to spook people and provoke a feeling of disgust, and how we might be able to move beyond this resistance as they become a more active part of the social fabric of our society.