Henrik Schärfe (born 1968) is a Danish former

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Aalborg University Aalborg University (AAU) is a Danish public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen founded in 1974. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within humanitie ...

, where he directed the Center for Computer-mediated

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within the Department of Communication and Psychology at Aalborg University. He has been known through the

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-inspired and Kokoro-built robot Geminoid-DK, built to resemble himself. The Geminoid-DK project landed him on the Time top 100 list of the most influential people in 2012.

References

External links

Henrik Scharfes website at Aalborg University

Henrik Scharfes personal website

Geminoid-DK project website

Geminoid DK Mechanical Test
demonstration video on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Scharfe, Henrik 1968 births Living people Aalborg University faculty