Article published In: Interaction Studies
Vol. 16:2 (2015) ► pp.206–214
The uncanny valley phenomenon
Does it affect all of us?
Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten | University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, Vienna University of Technology, Austria | a.rosenthalvdpuetten@uni-due.de
Astrid Weiss | University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, Vienna University of Technology, Austria | astrid.weiss@tuwien.ac.at
Published online: 26 November 2015
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.16.2.07ros
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.16.2.07ros
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Personality traits and pre-experience in HRI
- 3.Robot behaviour and task context in HRI
- 4.Reflective vs. Implicit Reactions
- 5.Conclusions
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