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Het Huis van de Uitvinder

Het Huis van de Uitvinder

From February 2026 until August 2026 most of my robots and inventions are shown in an exhibition in museum OYFO in Hengelo. The exhitbition is called ‘Het huis van de Uitvinder’ (the inventor’s house) – and consists of a large

Edwin Dertien May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 art, design, robot theatre lab Read more

Spirit Systems of Soft Knowing

Spirit Systems of Soft Knowing

For Keiken’s installation ‘Spirit Systems of Soft Knowing‘ I have developed audio (transducer) hardware which is placed inside a silicone ‘womb’ which can be worn on the body. The setup had been on display at Amos Rex, Helsinki from March-June

Edwin Dertien October 23, 2025November 24, 2025 art, design Read more

Dancing Limberjacks

Dancing Limberjacks

For Leonard van Munster I made the technology to make two life-size ‘limberjacks‘ hop in sync with music for Almere’s Alluminous light festival The technology consists of two motor mechanisms with a cam-shaft, controlled with a MIDI track (same technology

Edwin Dertien October 9, 2025November 24, 2025 animatronics, art, robot theatre lab Read more

living house ‘lumi’

living house ‘lumi’

Commissioned by Cross-TIC, a theatre production is set up with a ‘living’ tiny house as set, stage and character. This house will walk on robotic chicken legs (think Baba Yaga‘s hut meets an AT-ST) and will be on the run

Edwin Dertien August 15, 2024September 2, 2025 art, robot theatre lab Read more

ravi the robot

ravi the robot

Sonnevanck theatre is developing a play in which robot Ravi is one of the stars. Ravi is going to be controlled by a challenging mix of live control input, pre-recorded sequences and autonomous behaviour. More information on Sonnevanck’s website. The

Edwin Dertien February 6, 2022September 2, 2025 animatronics, art, design, robot theatre lab Read more

raving dahlia

raving dahlia

A very intensive but also satisfying collaboration (again) with Remie Bakker (Manimalworks) finished last summer, this time for Sevdaliza’s incarnation ‘Raving Dahlia’. She appears for the first time in the videoclip ‘homunculus – oh my god’ (around the 4.00 minute

Edwin Dertien October 27, 2021March 9, 2022 animatronics, art, design, media, robot theatre lab Read more

foundscape

foundscape

The project ‘Foundscape orchestra’ has received an earlier grant by the Stimuleringsfonds and has been realised in the ‘Drukpershal’ in Enschede. The project focuses on the sonification of the big hall with ceramic objects, pneumatics, tappers, strings and other creative

Edwin Dertien October 10, 2021March 9, 2022 art, robot theatre lab Read more

improv robot interaction simulation

improv robot interaction simulation

For the course Social Robot Design in the Interaction Technology programme at University of Twente, I have been working on the idea to use improv theatre as interaction simulation tool for a while now. After a number interesting, but less

Edwin Dertien July 22, 2021October 28, 2021 art, research, robot theatre lab Read more

exoot

exoot

In a number of creative theatrical vehicles and animatrons by exoot (Tristan Kruithof) I have been responsible for the control, electronics and software. His vehicles are usually based on converted electric golf-carts or wheelchairs. Part of the control consists of

Edwin Dertien November 16, 2020October 28, 2021 animatronics, art, design, robot theatre lab Read more
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projects

  • Het Huis van de Uitvinder
  • Spirit Systems of Soft Knowing
  • Dancing Limberjacks
  • living house ‘lumi’
  • FABulously furry synthesizer
  • robot Luca (de Bellinga’s)
  • ravi the robot
  • raving dahlia
  • foundscape
  • self-driving bicycle
  • robot evolution
  • robot artist – the robo-dean
  • talking with pets
  • lucy
  • improv robot interaction simulation
  • AR Sandbox
  • we gaan het maken
  • exoot
  • man strikes back
  • escaperoom
  • rhythm squid
  • astrobot
  • more moiré
  • neura automata
  • annelies
  • eyePi
  • reFURBYshment
  • drawbot
  • squarewave
  • animatronics workshop

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projects

  • Het Huis van de Uitvinder
  • Spirit Systems of Soft Knowing
  • Dancing Limberjacks
  • living house ‘lumi’
  • FABulously furry synthesizer
  • robot Luca (de Bellinga’s)
  • ravi the robot
  • raving dahlia
  • foundscape
  • self-driving bicycle
  • robot evolution
  • robot artist – the robo-dean
  • talking with pets
  • lucy
  • improv robot interaction simulation
  • AR Sandbox
  • we gaan het maken
  • exoot
  • man strikes back
  • escaperoom
  • rhythm squid
  • astrobot
  • more moiré
  • neura automata
  • annelies
  • eyePi
  • reFURBYshment
  • drawbot
  • squarewave
  • animatronics workshop

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