AI and robotics at the Phänomena: learning as an adventure
The science exhibition "Phänomena" is returning after more than 40 years and will travel from place to place. The aim is to make natural phenomena an experience for young and old alike. AI and robotics are central themes.
Digitalization you can touch, climate you can feel, energy you can see: Phänomena turns science into an experience. The first edition in 1984 was a crowd-puller because it made research tangible in an interactive way for the first time. In 2026, Phänomena On Tour revives the fascination of that time and takes it consistently into the future.
Mobile world of experience
Phänomena On Tour is a mobile world of experience at various locations. The exhibition will open in Dietikon on March 14, 2026. Further locations are yet to be announced. Through interactive stations, immersive installations and digital tools, curious visitors will discover natural phenomena by exploring them. After all, those who experience knowledge remember things in the long term. "As a child, the Phänomena taught me that the world is full of wonders," says Urs Müller, General Director of the Phänomena and son of founder Georg Müller. "For me, continuing this legacy means passing on the fascination of my own childhood to the future."
How AI and robots are changing the world
Phänomena's 2026 exhibition is deliberately dedicated to the topic of artificial intelligence. Instead of concentrating on language models such as ChatGPT, the focus is on making AI an experience. It is about ethical questions and how AI and robots can take over dangerous jobs from humans with drones or other technologies, what responsibility programmers have and whether a machine also has feelings.
