KUKA robots on international tour

KUKA robots are demonstrating their capabilities by providing an innovative backdrop for Belgian artist Stromae’s spectacular international tour.

Stromae’s ‘Alors on danse’ brought him worldwide fame. Now Stromae, Belgian singer, songwriter, and composer, is continuing his Multitude tour in Europe from March to December 2023. On stage with Stromae are Ten KUKA robots that move oversized LED screens. A video that has now been released across the globe shows how this spectacular stage set came about.

“The stars of this show are obviously the robots,” Stromae pointed out in an Instagram video posted in July 2022, “they were the main inspiration of this show.” Ten robots – five hanging from the ceiling, five standing on the floor – shape the show with their specially choreographed movements. In some sequences, all the screens join together to form a kind of giant canvas, in others, they form an arc of images around Stromae and his musicians or shine down on them from above. Video sequences can be seen on them, as well as light installations and a Stromae avatar that dances in sync with the living artist.

On his official YouTube channel, Stromae has published a video illustrating how the partnership between the artist’s creative label Mosaert and KUKA came about. The video highlights the contrasts between dazzling international stage shows and German mechanical engineering at its best!

KUKA is the exclusive partner of Stromae’s Multitude Tour, and March 4 marks the start of the 2023 concert year for Stromae and his crew in Bordeaux, which will take them through various cities in France and then onto other European countries. There are local dates in Belgium in Brussels and Rotselaar, in the Netherlands in Amsterdam, in Switzerland in Geneva and Basel, in Germany in Cologne and Berlin, in Great Britain in London and in Italy in Rome. Throughout 2022, the Belgian musician toured the USA and Canada, among other places. One highlight was his sold-out performances in New York on two consecutive evenings at Madison Square Garden, both with KUKA robots on stage, supporting the incredible stage show.

By the end of his two-year Multitude Tour, the robots will have been set up and taken down more than 90 times. The stage set is dismantled in less than 24 hours and reassembled in the next concert venue. This is only possible if both the robots and the entire team in the background are flexible. KUKAs France subsidiary did most of this job behind the scenes. They advised the artist in advance of what was needed, gave the whole plan a structure consummate with the intense show schedule and are now the first point of contact when the robots need servicing. Two additional KUKA robots are on hand in the background as contingency replacements, and KUKA system partner, Paris-based Vendôme Robotics, which managed the programming and choreography of the robots, will provide additional support where needed.

Setting the entertainment industry in motion

KUKA can provide the entertainment industry with innovative solutions that meet the sector’s specific demands. KUKA products feature at amusement parks, in creative art installations and at music venues and events.

To watch Stromae’s tour video featuring the KUKA robots, visit youtu.be/4T1814tHqYs www.kuka.com