The Uncanny Valley

uncanny-valley">The Uncanny Valley is a phenomenon in robotics and computer graphics where humanoid robots or animated characters evoke feelings of unease or discomfort when they closely resemble humans but still have slight differences. As their appearance becomes more human-like, our emotional responses become more positive until they reach a point— the "valley"— where unsettling features cause a drop in comfort. This leads to a sense of eeriness or strangeness. The concept highlights how our brains react to human-like figures and reflects our desire for realism in artificial beings, while also illuminating the limits of that realism.