As we continue with the intern blogs, we thank James C for everything he brought to Labman this summer, in particular this amusing read: “13 weeks ago, I started my internship at Labman not knowing what to expect, wondering whether robotics is a field I’d like to work in permanently. 13 weeks later, I’ve been an electrical engineer, a designer, …

This month we were delighted to welcome several students from local schools to Labman Automation to take part in our Future Engineer Competition. Rather than staring aimlessly at social media for six weeks, we decided it would be a great project for students to get stuck into over the school summer holidays, so we launched the competition in July. The …

Returning for a third stint at Labman, Daniel tells us how his internship here has provided him with some invaluable first hand experience working with software: “Honestly, this company is just brilliant. Having now completed a third stint at Labman, I am glad to report that working here is never tiresome. Everyone is just as friendly, helpful and welcoming as …

In 1998, President Clinton was embroiled in the Lewinsky scandal, Michael Owen became England’s youngest full international footballer, Viagra was approved for market and Labman’s first ever product was born. That product is TIDAS, developed following three years of collaboration between Labman, consultant Jim Hatfield and Huntsman Tioxide (now Venator). Huntsman initially approached Labman unhappy about the Hegman test as …

Coming all the way from London to complete his second internship at Labman, John now enters the third year of his Mechanical Engineering degree after what he describes as ‘a diverse experience’! Take it away John: Another year rolls on, and regrettably, another cracking summer at Labman comes to an end. After my first summer at Labman HQ, I left …

We are sorry to say goodbye to this live wire! Before he returns to finish his engineering degree at Cambridge University, Michael tells us about his internship at Labman: The fantastically diverse environment to which you’re put in the deep end, has been incredibly insightful. From dealing with such a variety of top and lower level engineering problems I’m privileged …

After hearing about us at a jobs fair at Durham University, William hopes his internship will provide him with some great experience to help him get into a career in robotics. With one year left at university, we wish him the best of luck. Here’s what he had to say about his time here: I came to Labman 3 years …

Coming all the way from Spain especially to complete his internship at Labman, Joan is hoping to further his knowledge and experience in Computer Science. Having helped out on real projects and applied his personal skills, he returns to university in Spain this month to complete his degree. Good luck Joan! I came to Labman 3 years ago and since …

With a passion for robotics and currently studying electrical engineering at the University of York, James is hoping his experience at Labman will give him the leg-up he needs to get into the wonderful world of bionic prosthesis. Here’s his blog. After making the decision to leave the printing industry and retrain as an Electronic Engineer, I was looking for …