{"id":35247,"date":"2026-09-22T11:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/?p=35247"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:15:04","slug":"robot-festival-17-completes-curation-for-their-system-failure-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/en\/robot-festival-17-completes-curation-for-their-system-failure-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Robot Festival 17 completes curation for their system failure edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>There are moments when the structure stops holding and nothing arrives to replace it. For its seventeenth iteration, Bologna&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/events\/channel\/robot-festival?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/events\/channel\/robot-festival?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ROBOT Festival<\/a><\/strong> anchors itself to an open question rather than a statement: <strong>?Syntax Error<\/strong><br><br>&#8220;<em>When the system stops translating, start listening<\/em>.\u201d The festival runs from the <strong>8th to the 10th October<\/strong> across the industrial halls of DumBO, Estragon, Palazzo Re Enzo and Ex Ospedale dei Bastardini, following two previews \u2014 at the Parco Archeologico di Kainua in Marzabotto on 13th September, and at Palazzo Re Enzo on 25th September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/events\/channel\/robot-festival?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GET TICKETS HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/events\/channel\/robot-festival?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761-1024x857.jpg\" alt=\"Robot Festival 17\n\" class=\"wp-image-35253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761-360x300.jpg 360w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761-680x569.jpg 680w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761-500x418.jpg 500w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761-380x318.jpg 380w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761-800x669.jpg 800w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761-1160x971.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171729\/561899695_18531221968051287_6311042834571874272_n-e1789658261761.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"a-system-error-without-a-diagnosis\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A system error, without a diagnosis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>?Syntax Error<\/strong> isn&#8217;t presented as a thesis. ROBOT frames it as a condition rather than a critique: the moment something stops decoding, with no culprit to name and no cause that would explain much even if it were found. Across the multi-site map the festival lets the disorientation stand \u2014 some will find it unbearable, others will recognise in it the only available pleasure. Neither is the correct reading; the theme exists because there isn&#8217;t one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/bologna\/event\/robot-festival-17-passes\/234459?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636-1024x604.jpg\" alt=\"Robot Festival\" class=\"wp-image-35249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636-360x213.jpg 360w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636-680x401.jpg 680w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636-380x224.jpg 380w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636-800x472.jpg 800w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636-1160x685.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636-500x295.jpg 500w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17171012\/581153921_18538743841051287_9090964749551595038_n-e1789658295636.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"the-programme\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The programme<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The programming operates just as carefully. Advanced generative systems anchor the vanguard, led by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/autechre?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/autechre?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autechre<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s pitch-black algorithmic live show at Estragon, the spatial sound designs of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/actress?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/actress?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Actress<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/space-afrika?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/space-afrika?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Space Afrika<\/a><\/strong>, and the radical acoustic manipulations of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/marina-herlop?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marina Herlop<\/a><\/strong> alongside <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/noemi-buchi?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/noemi-buchi?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No\u00e9mi B\u00fcchi<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/aho-ssan?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/aho-ssan?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aho Ssan<\/a><\/strong>. <br><br>Physical acoustic field research finds space through <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/lawrence-english?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/lawrence-english?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lawrence English<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Marta Salogni<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Stefano Pilia<\/strong>, the post-punk ambient of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/carla-dal-forno?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/carla-dal-forno?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carla dal Forno<\/a><\/strong>\u2014headlining the second preview showcase at Palazzo Re Enzo on <strong>25th September<\/strong>\u2014and the low-end explorations of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/kevin-richard-martin?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/kevin-richard-martin?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin Richard Martin<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; already presented this week at the official preview &#8211; while legacy braindance pioneer <strong>Bochum Welt<\/strong> brings more historical weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proper clubbing carries on elsewhere across the schedule with hardware operator <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/blawan?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/blawan?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blawan<\/a><\/strong>, the punk rave feels from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/boys-noize?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/boys-noize?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boys Noize<\/a><\/strong>, the heavy and electro collision of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/dj-stingray-313?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/dj-stingray-313?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DJ Stingray 313<\/a><\/strong> alongside the UK-meets-experimental techno of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/batu?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/batu?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Batu<\/a><\/strong> driving the physical edge of the bill. These are woven alongside the timeless Detroit house input of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/moodymann?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/moodymann?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moodymann<\/a><\/strong>, the performance art of <strong>Mykki Blanco<\/strong>, and a compelling live clash of deconstructed club and avant-garde percussion from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/upsammy\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/upsammy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upsammy<\/a><\/strong> &amp; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/valentina-magaletti?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/valentina-magaletti?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valentina Magaletti<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among many more across the three-day expanse, additions like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/mace?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/mace?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MACE<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/bologna\/event\/robot-festival-17-passes\/234459?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/kratu?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kratu<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/filibalou?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/filibalou?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Filibalou<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/bologna\/event\/robot-festival-17-passes\/234459?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/mdx?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MDX<\/a><\/strong>, Memoryman aka <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/uovo?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/artist\/uovo?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uovo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/bologna\/event\/robot-festival-17-passes\/234459?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/bologna\/event\/robot-festival-17-passes\/234459?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suz &amp; Giuseppe Franchellucci<\/a><\/strong>, and the dedicated installation-performance hybrid from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/bologna\/event\/robot-festival-17-passes\/234459?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/en\/bologna\/event\/robot-festival-17-passes\/234459?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UR\u00cb<\/a><\/strong> round out the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xceed.me\/events\/channel\/robot-festival?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17092026-en-robotfestival-september-w3&amp;utm_content=event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BOOK YOUR SPOT AT ROBOT FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22111235\/RBT17__SE_FULL_LINEUP_1080x1350-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Robot Festival 2026\n\" class=\"wp-image-35281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22111235\/RBT17__SE_FULL_LINEUP_1080x1350-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22111235\/RBT17__SE_FULL_LINEUP_1080x1350-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22111235\/RBT17__SE_FULL_LINEUP_1080x1350-1-680x850.png 680w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22111235\/RBT17__SE_FULL_LINEUP_1080x1350-1-380x475.png 380w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22111235\/RBT17__SE_FULL_LINEUP_1080x1350-1-800x1000.png 800w, https:\/\/images.xceed.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22111235\/RBT17__SE_FULL_LINEUP_1080x1350-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are moments when the structure stops holding and nothing arrives to replace it. For its seventeenth 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