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Hendrik Striepe is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction, with a focused expertise on social robotics, non-verbal communication, and culturally adaptive behaviour. His work centers on making robots more relatable and effective communicators by modeling human-like emotional expression, contextual head movement, and voice modulation. In his highly cited 2017 and 2019 papers—each garnering 45 citations—Striepe demonstrated how a robot storyteller’s emotional and non-verbal cues significantly influence audience engagement and perception, bridging the gap between technical robotics and psychological storytelling. His notable 2018 study on the similarity-attraction principle explored how robots can adopt culture-specific communicative behaviours, arguing that for robots to integrate into diverse societies, they must act in ways that feel familiar and appropriate across different cultural contexts. This work highlights Striepe’s commitment to designing socially intelligent robots that respect individual and societal differences. Through his innovative experiments and interdisciplinary approach, Striepe has advanced our understanding of how robots can become not just tools, but empathetic and culturally aware companions.