It's interesting to see how the animation/film industry has approached the uncanny valley not by crossing it, but by avoiding it altogether. One of the reasons

It's interesting to see how the animation/film industry has approached the uncanny valley not by crossing it, but by avoiding it altogether. One of the reasons I love the movie WALL-E is that Pixar has imbued WALL-E (the robot) with so many human nuances and characteristics that you empathize with him quite quickly, even though he looks nothing like a person. There are very few animated television shows/films that I can think of that attempt to depict humans with as much realism as possible. The ones that have tried (off the top my head, Final Fantasy: Spirits Within comes to mind) still have unconvincing depictions.