Oliver curating arts & robotics exhibition and performance program at ICRA 2026

together with Rachael Garrett (Somabotics) and Bipin Indurkhya (Cognitive Robotics Lab). 

1000m2 arts & robotics exhibition. 

Every noon, 13 – 13: 45, there is a performance program at the arts & robotics stage. 

Non-stop cinema of arts films and videos in robotics and AI. 

35 contributions.

Exhibition opening 2.6., 18h; opening hours 2.6. – 4.6. 9 to 18h. 

Artists: 

(tba)

Projects: 

Music-driven Robot Swarm Painting

Claviiiiiier

Tac-Art: Tactile-Driven Art Inspired by Chinese Calligraphy

Σ-A49.1.27 – A Speculative Archaeological Installation of an AI-Assisted Bio-Inspired Robot

Rhythmic Motion of a Kinetic Animal Skeletal Array Powered by Synthetic Actuation

Astrofin

PET robot

Safe and Sound

Eyes as a Brush, Light as Paint

Father[Less]: Giving Voice to Infants—Voiceless Citizens—Through Needs-Aware Art-Generating Robots

Algorithms in Reflection

Shhh, the Child is Sleeping

After Order | Non-Architectural Conditions

Ai’s Lullaby: Non-Identitarian Deconstruction and Cyborg Diffractive

Embodied Memory

TOKAMAK | Human–Machine Co-Creation in a Musical Context

disarming II

RoboSax Melody Slot Machine

Performance program 2., 3., 4., 13 – 13: 45:

Lecture-performance2., 3., 4. After OrderBewegende Architektur | Christoph Müller
Dance-performance 2., 3., 4. SymbiosisKuba, Iza
Dance-performance 2.6. SPOTSHOTBEUYSSilke Grabinger
Dance-performance 3.6. AREYOUARESilke Grabinger
Dance-performance 4.6. QUANTWINSilke Grabinger

Non-stop cinema 2., 3., 4., 9-18h: 

(work in progress, preliminary list)

Reptile: A Bio-Mimetic Choreography Engine for V2X and A2X Swarms

SLAPBOT

Symbiosis

Designing First Encounters with a Robotic Swarm: A Dramaturgical Method for Human–Robotic Swarm Interactions

CHORD: Deterministic Virtuosity in Anthropomorphic Robotic Piano

Blind Contour: An Exploration of Robot Painted Animation and Human Choreography

The Physiology of Creativity: Autonomous Robotic Painting Driven by Synthetic Biometric Generation

Bodies in Dialogue: Exploring Embodied AI in Human-Robot Physical Theatre Ensembles

Robot Painted Animation

Maternal Protocol

QUANTWIN

Pain Killer

Embodied Magnetism: A Wearable Sensory Design for Human-Robot Performance Interaction

graffiti drone