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Anthropomorphic robots are increasingly becoming part of our lives: they greet us at reception desks, teach children, and even live in families as companions. Scientists are trying to make robots look as human as possible. In the late 1980s, while studying people's emotional reactions to robots, scientists discovered the 'uncanny valley effect': the most human-like robots provoked aversion and even fear. But what will happen when they become indistinguishable from humans? And will they?