Robot Creators Face Design Paradox

A robot sporting the face of Albert Einstein, dubbed Albert Hubo, attracted a large crowd at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in late 2005. Why was Einstein’s face chosen? Einstein certainly deserves the spot for his enormous role in advancing scientific frontiers by several notches. However, there is another reason that lies behind Einstein’s face being chosen for Hubo, the country’s first humanoid. The reason, according to Hubo’s maker, lies in the "Uncanny Valley."