What is it about this robot’s way of thinking that makes him so creepy? Well, for one thing, Sonny doesn't have eyebrows. In conversation, it’s a very human thing for a person to wrinkle up their ...

But what is it, exactly, that makes the face look so unsettling? Recent research suggests it may be the same reason we find dolls and cheap CGI so unnerving: the uncanny valley. ADVERTISEMENT ...

ON THE face of it, The Polar Express was a sure-fire ... You might have heard of the uncanny valley: the notion that the more human-like a non-human character becomes, the more we like it ...

Can an android that looks convincingly happy or sad get beyond the creepiness of the "uncanny valley" trap? The FACE android's best efforts to imitate human expressions still leaves it floundering ...