Katerny I.V. The causal explanation of the effect of the uncanny valley in Robotics: Theory and Research Katerny I.V. The causal explanation of the effect of the uncanny valley in Robotics: Theory and Research // The Quality of life, 2017, No. 4, pp. 84-92.ISSN 2312-5209Posted on site: 01.12.17AbstractThe article offers an overview of the social, cultural and cognitive theories of the origin of the effect of "sinister valley" and summarizes a decade of research experience in this area.