MusicNewsRobyn is launching a festival for women in technologyGirls to the front (in STEM subjects)ShareLink copied ✔️March 23, 2015MusicNewsTextZing Tsjeng Robyn, the world's favourite fembot, is setting up a festival to support and encourage women in technology. Launched in collaboration with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, the one-day event is called Tekla and features motivational speakers, workshops on everything from 3D printing to electronic music and robotics, and will be capped off with performance from Robyn (duh). Tekla, which will be held in Stockholm , is strictly for girls: as in, girls between the ages of 11 to 18. The whole idea is to motivate them to get interested in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), which are still dominated by men. According to KTH, only 34 percent of its new students are women. "I thought of KTH's motto, 'science and art', and wanted to do something to inspire girls who are curious about technology, while at the same time highlighting that too few women are applying to KTH programs," Robyn said in a statement. "Tekla is a festival for girls, in which they get to sample different areas of future technology in what I believe will be a fun and imaginative environment." KTH's love affair with Robyn goes way back. In 2013, the school awarded the Swedish artist its annual Great Prize for her use of technology in music. Last year, a group of mechatronics students did one better and created their own dancing robot version of Robyn. Watch Robyn meet her android self below: Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe 30 best K-pop tracks of 2025‘UK Ug’: How Gen Z Brits reinvented rap in 2025 How a century-old Danish brand became pop culture’s favourite sound systemDHLInside singer Sigrid’s intimate walks through nature with her fans ‘The unknown is exciting’: Why Gorillaz’ upcoming album is all about deathThe 20 best tracks of 2025, rankedThe 20 best albums of 2025, rankedThe renaissance of Zara Larsson: ‘I’m out of the Khia Asylum’The 10 best music videos of 2025, rankedListen to our shadowy Dazed Winter 2025 playlist7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero