Amaze, discover, laugh and have a hand yourself: welcome to Discovery Museum's Science Show. You will become part of science and technology yourself. With fun experiments, a link is made between everyday life
and scientific facts. Sometimes you are a spectator, other times you play the leading role yourself. The theme of the science show is linked to the changing exhibition ‘AI The Expo’, which can be visited for the first time at Discovery Museum at the end of November.

Robots are all around us in our daily lives. They are getting smarter and smarter and can perform increasingly difficult tasks. Tasks that are too hard or too dangerous for us. After all, robots don't get tired!

We develop robots that look more and more like humans because we are often more positive towards robots if they look like us humans. We want devices that act, look and communicate like humans. Thanks to Ai, this is increasingly successful.

In this show, we compare humans and robots. Where do we see similarities and where are the differences? Why does a robot need to program and how do you do it?

What senses do we have and what about robots? What about energy supply? And how does a robot stay balanced?

To be on the safe side, we start the show with a test to make sure there aren't any sneaky robots in the room. After all, you never know.

Duration: 45 min

Come and take a look at the interactive FIRST® Robotics Lab! Get to know the progressive line of unique robotics competitions offered by FIRST. Compete against your friends in a FIRST® Tech Challenge match, or drive the large FIRST® Robotics Competition robots yourself. 

Get inspired by the many stories of young tech enthusiasts from all over the Netherlands who, through their robots, encourage the next generation to pursue a career in technology! 

Kolja Kugler is a native Berlin Artist. In the early nineties Kolja collaborated with The Mutoid Waste Company. They lived, worked and exhibited on the former cold war frontline, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, mutating former war machinery into peacful objects of art. One of the most recognized works of this time is “The Lost Tribe of Mig”- project, an immense installation in the city centre of a Mig 21 fighter plane flying out of a four story building. Over the time Kolja discovered how to use airpreasure to animate his sculptures. Following years of traveling in Europe with the Tekno underground Art movement groups Alien Pulse Agency and Spiral Tribe, Kolja took of on his own independent travels around the world (2001-2006). Throughout these travels he exhibited his largest robotic sculpture “Sir Elton Junk”, in Australia, south east Asia and the three Americas. Back in Europe since 2006 Kolja continues to create moving sculptures. Currently he became a director of a band of pneumaticly driven robot sculptures which express a general joy for live by being able to play music on real instruments. Meet the: "One Love Machine Band" 

Do you know what the inside of old devices looks like? You can discover this when you take them apart. So that's what we'll do! We will give the old parts a second life and turn them into robots! And of course you can take your robot home with you. 

Visitors join Junior IOT in the hands-on experience in the makerspace of modern technology. Soldering, electronocs, 3D printing, laser cutting, you can work with our complete makerspace! We welcome you in our impressive and fun makers location to start making your own 'things'. 

Jelle de Graaf loves to share. For his images he uses material that he finds on the street, on the roadside or at companies. “The city is a gold mine, I get my stuff from everywhere” 

Experience robotics in your won way with MIRTE! Come and go as you please, program robots, and share your vision on robotics education. No experience needed; our guides are happy to assist. Get inspired and be part of the technological future. See you there!

Great strong, original and durable bags are made from used banners and signing material! All bags are unique and handmade with attention to quality and details. 

Why have four wheels when two is sufficient? Cute balancing robots will convince you. 

A cargo moped transformed into a wild sound machine. The huge steel horn is a combination of a modern and very old speaker. Check the instructions how to connect with Bluetooth, play your favoroute music and take a picture or video of yourself riding this sound machine! 

In our contemporary, post-industrial era, the audible impact of human activity is widespread. Places of true silence, undisturbed by sounds that are unrelated to earth’s acoustic system, have become increasingly scarce. Using intelligent sound sources, Myubio is a sound system that generates audible environments that grow, transform, and evolve, rekindling our connection with the natural acoustic realm. 

ToonTon is the working title of the sound system that can be seen and heard on July 17-21. It is a sound system made from leftover materials from Olaf Mooij's studio and refers to our Dutch phenomenon, the barrel organ. During the RoboCup it will play music that is controlled by visitors via Bluetooth. 

Create your own USB-powered disco light! During this workshop, you will work with a soldering iron under guidance to create our own USB-powered disco light. Of course, you can take it home for free afterwards.

Bringing LEGO creations to life is possible with special servo motors and the micro:bit, a programmable mini-computer. At Martine Segers' booth you can see all kinds of examples of this, including a fortune teller, a basketball game, tickle-bots, no-bots and a walking robot that you can scare by making a loud noise. You can also use a remote controller to drive a robot through a maze, to control a drawing robot, to pick up a ball, or to compete in a competition with disks. 

Unique special open vehicle with which you can really go off-road. Suitable for almost all people, but also an easy option to give people with a physical disability the opportunity to really go off-road. This gives you more mobility because you can of course also cruise on paved roads. This unique vehicle has a very comfortable independent suspension on all 4 wheels. A nice getaway. The quadricycle. 

Visitors can work with various robots ( dobot magicians), they can solder LEDs for the lightboxes, create artwork for the lightboxes or make music with the musicboxes we made for the makerfaire.

Out of a small manipulated opening the sand is flowing. Very slowly it puts the text letter by letter on the ground. As long as the machine is writing a letter, the machine protects that part. 

The MAD emergent art center caravan is a mobile helpdesk available at festivals and hackathons. 

The Maak-keet is a mobile Fablab by Fabcreator. The maakkeet will have some soldering, 3d printers and laser cutters :) 

Computers have long been used to compose music, but with AI it has become possible to generate music that responds to what is happening in the environment. Like music for a workout that matches the movements you make or music for relaxation that responds to your heart rate, or a soundtrack for your video that matches what's in the image. At our booth, you can play with adaptive music generation yourself and learn more about how it works. 

Metal robot hands are not suitable for everything, for example picking fruit or helping people in health care. In this workshop, we will show how soft and flexible materials can be used to make soft robot grippers. You can also make one yourself: a small gripper or elephant trunk! 

For all robot fans aged 8 up to and including 13, Sioux Technologies is organizing the ‘LEGO Robot Challenge’. Program your own LEGO Spike robot and make it navigate at lightning speed through a Sioux Campus LEGO replica. Unleash your creativity, programming skills and go for the win! 

A workshop for elementary school children who are going to think about robots in a very approachable way. Using craft supplies, they are going to make their own prototype of the kind of robot they came up with. 

Hop on a bike and dive into the exciting world of science behind sports. This activity combines the fun of physical movement with fascinating scientific discoveries. 

Learn to program in a fun way with the workshop "Learn to Program Robots through Minecraft," an adventurous experience for children. This interactive session will show you how digital skills such as problem solving and basic ICT skills can be developed in a fun and accessible way.

In this 60-minute workshop, we challenge you to unleash your creativity in building a city on the water. 

Discover the secrets of old electrical devices with our workshop "Electronics: Beyond Repair?"! For children and curious parents, this is the perfect opportunity to learn about the inner workings of the technology that surrounds us daily. In this workshop, everything is allowed to be broken! Over the course of an hour, you'll work with screwdrivers and pliers to dismantle an old device, exploring how they are put together, what materials are used, and why many devices are so difficult or impossible to repair. This is not only super fun and informative, but it also gets you thinking about sustainability and circularity and how we might design devices more thoughtfully. A perfect mix of technology, environmental awareness, and creativity! 

This activity is perfect for anyone interested in how sustainability and creativity can go hand in hand. Discover with us how TU Delft researchers are working on entirely new ways to design clothing - without residual waste. 

Fly along to the future with the "Swarming Drones" demo! You'll see how drones and advanced swarm technology work together to perform amazing tasks, from rescuing people in need to exploring unknown planets.