Our intern Marcin Ciesielczuk sums up his time at LIME
Marcin was an intern with us in August
intern with us in August and worked intensively with artificial muscles.
muscles. When stimuli are applied, this new material lengthens or shortens.
material lengthens or shortens - just like human muscles do when they receive an
impulse from the nerve. Because they behave so naturally, artificial muscles can be used
muscles can be optimally used in movement therapy. Therefore
Marcin designed a prototype orthosis that can provide long-term support for people
to the hand in the long term. This orthosis could then
compensate for a lack of gripping strength, for example. At the moment, however, Marcin's prototype is
is still a vision for the future, as a lot of research into artificial muscles is still
needs to be done before they can be used. Besides, his time at LIME
time at LIME was just enough to lay the groundwork for a new, major project.
project. "I can well imagine pursuing the topic further and searching for the optimal material.
material - or I can design it myself."
Who, if not him? Marcin
is studying materials science at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland.
University AGH in Krakow, Poland, and is currently in his last semester. In
the next few months he will be concentrating on his bachelor's thesis, which he would like to
which he would like to dedicate to the development of the perfect artificial muscle.
Even though the arrangements
about the technical processes were easier for him in English, Marcin was able to
was also able to work on his German skills during his time at LIME. I
Germany because I like the international environment and the mindset of the people.
mindset of the people: everyone feels responsible for their work,
meet their deadlines and achieve what they set out to do."
Since Marcin already knew Mainz
knew Mainz and he particularly enjoyed the student atmosphere, he was looking
specifically for an internship here on site. "What LIME is all about also has a
also has a connection to a personal problem: I had a shoulder
shoulder injury and can well understand how much effort it takes to regain normal
normal function. LIME develops therapy equipment that
patients can train at home - so not only did the focus on technology and robotics
the focus on technology and robotics, but also the mission." With this
connection, Marcin was able to go to work with a lot of passion.
even after a long day at the office, he was still thinking about solutions to his
solutions to his designs.
If you ask him about the
Marcin says: "I didn't expect it to be like this! I was
really positively surprised. I knew that I would be working with a team my age, but
I knew I would be working with a team my age, but I didn't expect to have so much fun at work.
There are no strict rules, but nevertheless everyone knows when it is time for
concentrated work and when to rest or joke around."
He also enjoyed creating different prototypes because
unpredictability: "You design something, the 3D printer prints it, and in the end you win.
prints it, and in the end you often gain more questions instead of the solution!"
What was his biggest learning
learning after one month in the start-up? - "Today's professional company grew out of a
from a student project. That makes it a good example,
that you can achieve anything if you really want it and work for it."