Event Type: Interactive demonstration

UCD Innovation Academy’s MakerSpace Technology Showcase

Xxx at the UCD festival. Over 20,000 people took a fully immersive step inside the world of UCD, on Saturday, 10 June for the eighth annual UCD Festival. The event has become one of the country’s most popular fixtures on the summer family festival calendar. Festival goers were invited to jump in and explore the innovation, creativity, and research that takes place on the UCD campus every day with a jam-packed schedule of fun and interactive events, across the eight festival zones. Attendees got to chat with Pepper (the humanoid robot in residence), play with the latest technology gadgets, and learn something new at the various workshops. Special guests included, Roddy Doyle, Emilie Pine, Dónal Lunny, Elaine Feeney, Karl Geary, Disha Bose, and literary curator, Rick O’Shea. The festival will close tonight with a spectacular concert featuring American jazz and blues legends from The Delta Blues Project in collaboration with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. With guest MC Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman. The UCD Festival sponsors included Intel, Medtronic, AIB. Photograph: Damien Eagers / NO REPRODUCTION FEE

See innovation come to life as you experience the magic of 3D printing. Experience this cutting-edge technology in action and witness the various stages involved in turning an idea into an object. Discover how UCD Innovation Academy leverages 3D printers to explore ideas and test designs, and develop solutions to real-life problems. These experiences are… Continue reading UCD Innovation Academy’s MakerSpace Technology Showcase

Explore Plants for the Future

Discover the fascinating journey of Irish plant science from the Bronze Age and the Modern Age, to the Space Age at ‘Plants for the Future’. Learn about the ancient agricultural practices that shaped our environment, modern drone and vertical smart-farming, and the exciting potential for plants in space.

Baking in Space

Join Andrew Smyth, aerospace engineer and Great British Bake Off finalist, and Dr Niamh Shaw, scientist, performer and space explorer, for all things space, food and baking. They will explore the surprising connections between everyday bakes and the extraordinary engineering that helps keep astronauts alive in space. This live demonstration, with tastings and audience participation,… Continue reading Baking in Space