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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24 August 2026

Workshop ‘The Mechanics of Ensoulment: How Control Mappings Animate Social Robots’

At the International Conference on Social Robotics and Art (ISCR), 1-4 July 2026 in London, Dramaturgy for Devices organized the half-day workshop The ...

09 July 2026

Griefbots in Theatre Performance and in Artistic Research | Blog by Filippo Massimi

On May 20, 2026, the Grote Zaal at Muntstraat 2A (Utrecht University) hosted the TiM Seminar Session “Griefbots in Research and on the Stage,” led by ...

09 July 2026

A Dance Perspective on Moving Robots | Blog by Vasiliki Sivena

On Monday 11 May 2026, Dramaturgy for Devices (D4D) organised a workshop in Delft at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE), called ...

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 ...

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