Update: Wijkbot Activities
On 14 March 2023, we sent a newsletter to all involved and interested parties providing an overview of activities in the Cities of Things LAB010 project, of which Wijkbot is a part. Find the newsletter below.
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Save the date: State of Cities of Things event 24 April
Last November, it was 7 years after the launching paper was presented at NordiCHI, "Near future cities of things: addressing dilemmas through design fiction". It made me think it would be nice to reflect on the last seven years, especially on the state of Cities of Things, with
Meet the Wijkbot!
Welcome! Whether you've encountered the Wijkbot in person or heard about it, read on for an introduction to how the Wijkbot came about and its journey so far. On this website you'll find many examples of neighborhood robots built in workshops, in the Cities of Things
Wijkbots in the wild at two events
This week, Wijkbot is present in different forms at two events, one in Amsterdam and one in Delft. ESConference, Amsterdam, 11-13 February 2026 The Wijkbot Kit 2.0 is part of the ESC conference exhibition, the annual conference of the Expertisenetwork Systemic Co-Design*, held 11-13 February at Pakhuis de Zwijger,
Wijkbot at Makerfaire Eindhoven
At MakerDays 2025, the MakerFaire in Eindhoven, the Future Parade is a fixed part of the programme on 27 & 28 September 2025. The Wijkbot was part of the parade with a special version of the Gemaal op Zuid Rotterdam project, where children build their own robots from leftover market