Even funnier than robots are humans. We are not scared of robots that very clearly look like machines. Robots that look VERY human, don’t frighten us. But there is a sweet spot in between where robots that look almost human intimidate us and repulse us – that’s the uncanny valley.
If you are not creeped out by this: 10 Creepy Examples of the Uncanny Valley, I have some bad news for you – you might be a robot.