Henrik Schärfe

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Henrik Schärfe (born 1968)[http://henrikscharfe.com Personal website] is a Danish former professor at Aalborg University, where he directed the Center for Computer-mediated Epistemology within the

Department of Communication and Psychology[http://www.kommunikation.aau.dk/ Department of Communication - Aalborg Universitet] at Aalborg University.

He has been known through the Hiroshi Ishiguro-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.{{Cite news

| author = David Ferrucci

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| title = Henrik Schärfe

| publisher = Time Magazine

| date = 18 April 2012

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