Dramaturgy for Devices

Robots are increasingly part of our daily lives. They help provide medical care, care for our homes and gardens, and support education and the workplace. They are increasingly able to perform simple tasks and convey messages, but they also lack many skills needed for interaction and communication. Dramaturgy for Devices develops these skills in collaboration with theater and dance makers. Dramaturgy for Devices shows how the performing arts can contribute to innovative design tools and methods, and show the value of the skills and knowledge of theater practice for technological innovation.
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News

30 March 2026

What Does It Mean To Prompt A Robot? | Blog by Aengus ten Cate-Schulte

On the 6th of February, Dramaturgy for Devices and Robotstories | Expanding Narratives organised a collaborative exploration ...

23 March 2026

“The Soul is a Verb, Not a Noun”

Author: Maaike Bleeker // This paper proposes ensoulment as an artist-led relational approach to developing robot behavior. As an alternative to the more ...

05 March 2026

Dance Knowledge | Blog by Loes van Deursen

On September 25th 2025, Dramaturgy for Devices organized a workshop on dance knowledge. The participants included choreographers, roboticists, dramaturges, ...

26 February 2026

D4D at Technology Festival Highlight Delft

How will we live together with robots? During the Highlight Symposium ‘Robotic Relations’ on 13 February 2026, Maaike Bleeker, Ulrike Quade and Marco ...

23 February 2026

Live Robot Experiment

What happens when autonomously moving objects become part of our everyday environments? And how can we design their movements in ways that thoughtfully ...

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Agenda

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20 Feb 2026 - 30 Jun 2026, All day

The Inventor’s House – Edwin Dertien

Welcome to the world of inventor Edwin Dertien, also known as co-applicant in the Dramaturgy for Devices project. In The Inventor’s House, you step ...

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