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{{first pic|Robophobia.jpg|The [[blood|bloody]] hand of a [[Voc]] triggered robophobia in [[Poul]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'')}}
{{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]]
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