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Uncanny Valley and the Sense of Touch
The notion of an “uncanny valley” is well known in robotics[1]. This is when increasing the realism of a robot’s human-like appearance can lead to feelings of unease—or even revulsion—as a robot becomes more and…
Podcast
Getting good VIBEs from your computer with Dr. Mary Czerwinski
Episode 20, April 18, 2018 – In a world where humans are increasingly interacting with AI systems, Dr. Mary Czerwinski, Principal Researcher and Research Manager at Microsoft Research, believes emotions may be fundamental to our…
Video
The Uncanny Valley of Haptics
The concept of an “uncanny valley”—whereby robots or avatars that exhibit more and more humanlike appearance and behavior can (perhaps counter-intuitively) lead to sharp reduction in the subjective quality of people’s experience, or even outright…
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