When was henrik scharfe born

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These movements are possible thanks to actuators placed in its face, neck, and upper torso. Scharfe hopes to use the robot to study how humanoids interact in social situations and how they might be used to overcome cultural barriers.

He says:. His experiments in these areas attempt to narrow down just what kind of features that we, as humans, require the Geminoid to exhibit in order to produce an emotional effect. Scharfe explains: 'A really simple example of this is the angle of the eyes. The earlier two Geminoids appear cross-eyed if you are sitting more than a few feet away from them. DK has a further focus point but we have found through our experiments that as humans, we have a tolerance of about an inch for direct eye contact.

If we are outside that one-inch range, eye contact with the Geminoid would not be possible and, therefore, we would not be able make a connection with it. In conjunction with Ishiguro, Scharfe is also studying culture-specific reactions to the robot by carrying out identical experiments in different continents and cultures. While the two scientists agree on most things, Scharfe speaks of his disagreement with Ishiguro's belief that the perfect human is a robot because it doesn't age.

In five years, these robots will be surpassed by greater ones, much like mobile phones five years ago and now. Despite his obvious enthusiasm, Scharfe is reluctant to answer specific questions about the future.

How long will he keep DK? Has he ordered another? Does he envisage a DK with intelligence of its own? Scharfe speaks of a recurring dream in which he is at a party in a hotel lobby. Some time passes before he realises he is an android and cannot have a drink, or dance with the other guests. More time passes and he realises everyone else is an android too.

Is that how he views the future? After a long pause: 'My grandmother was born in into a world without electricity. What kind of world will my grandchildren live in? I cannot answer that but I do know that they will experience more interactions with more interfaces and, inevitably, more robots. For the time being, DK is Scharfe's only Geminoid, and given the process involved in transporting the robot, this probably isn't such a bad thing.

To some extent, I am the robot and he is me. Toggle navigation Menu. Geminoids and the new robot race. Living with two bodies From placing the order to receiving the finished product, Geminoid DK took nine months to craft. Uncanny valley Geminoid DK has five levels of 'consciousness': sleeping, online, idle, lip synchronisation and face synchronisation.

What makes us human Scharfe uses DK to carry out 'active experiments in fairly controlled environments'. The android reality Despite his obvious enthusiasm, Scharfe is reluctant to answer specific questions about the future. Teardown: Apple iPhone Pro Can AI be music to our ears? Can technology help people with autism in the workplace?

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