Karl Hansen
Robotics Engineer at Turf Tank
North Denmark Region, Denmark
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Top SchoolKarl Hansen is a Robotics Engineer with 12 years of experience combining academic research and industry development, currently building mobile-robot solutions at Turf Tank. Formerly an assistant professor and researcher at Aalborg University, he specialized in social mobile robots, healthcare robotics and active exoskeletons, translating human-centered research into robust real-world systems. His background spans PhD-level control and algorithms, hands-on autonomous vehicle work at SMART, and practical hardware/testing roles, giving him fluency across software, electronics and system integration. A pragmatic collaborator with a maker-space leadership history, he prioritizes end-user needs and reliable operation in deployed robotics. He also brings field experience from military reconnaissance and reservist signal work, an uncommon operational perspective that informs his safety-conscious designs.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., Electronic Engineering, M.Sc., Electronic Engineering at Aalborg UniversityHigh School Diploma, Mecatronics, High School Diploma, Mecatronics at Vejle Technical High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Aalborg Universitet
English, German, Swedish, Danish
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Github Skills (56)
robot10
matlab9
tedious9
package9
sdk9
darknet9
ros9
object-detection9
computer-vision9
cpp8
arduino8
java8
mocap8
robotics8
labview8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
AalborgUniversity-RoboticSurgeryGroup/davinci_driver
May 2014 - Oct 2016
Contributions:24 commits, 3 pushes, 1 issue in 2 years 5 months
AalborgUniversity-RoboticSurgeryGroup/davinci_description
May 2014 - Apr 2015
Contributions:9 commits, 3 pushes, 3 branches in 11 months
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