11- 14 Feb 2026

With Homo Signans, Jorrit Paaijmans explores the tension between human craftsmanship and technological autonomy.

11 - 14 Feb 2026

Underground, a 1.2-ton robotic arm roars to life. The Mad King, part of Bram Ellens’ series Robots in Captivity, blurs the line between machine and creature.

11 - 14 Feb 2026

Is this Life? Blurs the boundary between the living and the non-living. In this immersive robotic environment, a swarm of smooth porcelain spheres moves through space, steered by a hive mind.

Highlight festival 2026

The future is now. Robo-dogs, firefighting robots and even tiny soft-bots that crawl inside the body to save lives are transforming how we live, heal, create and die. As we shape our future, the struggle for power is real.

a gallery

nine years ago, highlight delft introduced the very first highlight festival, an international art & technology festival combining experimental visions of our creative and technological future. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights…

Artist, researcher, designer

What happens when technology begins to shape the way we see reality itself? Croatian artist and researcher Hrvoje Hiršl explores…