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On the floor in front of the information desks, a yellow robot is walking around. It’s about the size of a medium-sized dog and moves – albeit a little clumsily – in the same way. Some curious children gently pet the robot. On Friday, Dokk1 in Aarhus opened its doors for the Wild Technologies festival, which brings the latest technology close to the citizens. This is the second year that the festival takes place.
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Friday was all about the professionals. Professionals from organizations, companies and knowledge institutions met for talks and discussions about the possibilities of technology and how it can solve future problems. On Saturday, festival manager Louise Overgaard expects the festival to be in full swing, with events for anyone with a childlike enthusiasm for technology throughout the day.
“I’ve never seen so many people at Dokk1 as when we did Wild Technologies in 2023. It was so cool to see so much enthusiasm and fascination, so I hope there will be as many people this year,” says Louise Overgaard.
When Louise Overgaard is not the festival director at Wild Technologies, she is the general secretary of Coding Pirates, an association that provides leisure activities for children and young people where they can develop their technological daring and creativity.
Sustainable technologies are the future
One of the themes at Wild Technologies is how technology can make society more sustainable. Here, several of the exhibitors have solutions that both push the boundaries of technology and provide a greener alternative to existing solutions.
One of them is SenArch, a DTU spinout. SenArch has developed an off-grid IoT gateway powered by solar cells. This opens up completely new possibilities in terms of data collection. For example, SenArch has delivered several gateways to Aarhus Municipality that can be set up far outside the power grid.
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“We’ve managed to reduce energy consumption tremendously, which means it can be used in places without much sun,” says SenArch CEO and co-founder Paul Martin Schwartz.
Paul Martin Schwartz highlights the collaboration with Aarhus Municipality, where they are currently testing a sensor on the municipality’s shelters to gather more usable data. Something that would otherwise not be possible without an off-grid iOT gateway.
The technology is up for debate
Technology is only going to become more and more important in our everyday lives. And we should be excited and fascinated by all the new possibilities. But we also need to discuss how and why we use the technology of the future. This is also one of the purposes of Wild Technologies.
“It’s important that more people understand the technologies we use. There are many nuances and there is never something that is only good or bad. We want to show both sides and create a debate among visitors,” says festival manager Louise Overgaard.
It’s also a slightly atypical tech festival as it’s free and open to everyone.
“Wild Technologies is not just for professionals. A lot of children come, and they don’t always just look. So we have prepared the exhibitors for that,” says Louise Overgaard.
Wild Technologies continues on Saturday, August 31 at Dokk1 in Aarhus.
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