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Uncanny Valley - Fundamentals and Applications - cover

Uncanny Valley - Fundamentals and Applications

Fouad Sabry

Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable

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Summary

What Is Uncanny Valley
 
The term "uncanny valley" originates from the field of aesthetics and refers to a postulated relation between the degree to which a thing resembles a human being and the emotional response one has to the object. The idea indicates that humanoid artifacts that poorly resemble actual human people induce feelings of unease and aversion in spectators. These feelings might be uncanny or curiously familiar at the same time. The term "Valley" refers to a decrease in the human observer's affinity for the replica, which is often a relation that grows stronger as the replica becomes more human-like.
 
How You Will Benefit
 
(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:
 
Chapter 1: Uncanny Valley
 
Chapter 2: Android (robot)
 
Chapter 3: Humanoid Robot
 
Chapter 4: Artificial Consciousness
 
Chapter 5: Social Robot
 
Chapter 6: David Hanson (robotics designer)
 
Chapter 7: Actroid
 
Chapter 8: Android Science
 
Chapter 9: Neurorobotics
 
Chapter 10: Artificial Empathy
 
(II) Answering the public top questions about uncanny valley.
 
(III) Real world examples for the usage of uncanny valley in many fields.
 
(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of uncanny valley' technologies.
 
Who This Book Is For
 
Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of uncanny valley.
Available since: 07/04/2023.
Print length: 84 pages.

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