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{{you may|Robophobia (audio story)|n1=the audio story Robophobia}} | {{you may|Robophobia (audio story)|n1=the audio story Robophobia}} | ||
{{first pic|Robophobia.jpg|The [[blood | {{first pic|Robophobia.jpg|The [[blood]]y hand of a [[Voc]] triggered robophobia in [[Poul]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'')}} | ||
'''Grimwade's Syndrome''', frequently called '''robophobia''', was a psychological condition among humans who had frequent contact with [[android]]s and [[robot]]s, commonly attributed to the androids moving like humans, but without any of the characteristic and subtle movements associated with humans. | '''Grimwade's Syndrome''', frequently called '''robophobia''', was a psychological condition among humans who had frequent contact with [[android]]s and [[robot]]s, commonly attributed to the androids moving like humans, but without any of the characteristic and subtle movements associated with humans. | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The name "Grimwade's Syndrome" was an in-joke reference to production assistant [[Peter Grimwade]] (later to become a director and writer on the series), who had bemoaned the fact that the stories on which he was assigned to work almost always involved robots. This was ad-libbed by Tom Baker during recording from the originally scripted "Gimwol's Syndrome". However, the description of robophobia given by the Doctor in fact coincides with a real-life phenomenon called the [[:Wikipedia:Uncanny valley|Uncanny Valley]]. | The name "Grimwade's Syndrome" was an in-joke reference to production assistant [[Peter Grimwade]] (later to become a director and writer on the series), who had bemoaned the fact that the stories on which he was assigned to work almost always involved robots. This was ad-libbed by Tom Baker during recording from the originally scripted "Gimwol's Syndrome". However, the description of robophobia given by the Doctor in fact coincides with a real-life phenomenon called the [[:Wikipedia:Uncanny valley|Uncanny Valley]]. | ||
[[Category:Psychological disorders]] | [[Category:Psychological disorders]] | ||