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Eneni Bambara-Abban

Also known as Eneni Abban

Eneni Bambara-Abban is a robotics engineer whose career includes computer vision engineering at Continental. A walking doll sparked her interest in engineering; she began a foundation engineering course at the University of the West of England in 2012 and graduated with a robotics degree in 2018. She founded The Techover and Anime and Chill, won a 2021 Rising Star award and the 2022 Women's Engineering Society Prize, and developed wearable technology while judging a student AI robotics challenge in 2025. As of October 2026, she works at the British Council and holds the 2026 Black Tech Achievement Awards' Innovation Champion award.

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  1. 1990s

    A walking doll sparks curiosity

    At age five in the 1990s, a walking doll sparks her interest in engineering; she takes household gadgets apart to learn how they work.

  2. 2012

    A foundation engineering course

    In 2012, she starts a foundation engineering course at the University of the West of England after the dean offers her a place following her letter and example robot.

  3. 2018

    A robotics degree at UWE

    In 2018, she graduates from her robotics degree at the University of the West of England.

  4. 2021–2022

    Two engineering awards

    In 2021, she wins a Rising Star award from WeAreTheCity. In 2022, she wins the Women's Engineering Society Prize at the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards.

  5. 2023

    The Techover and Anime and Chill

    By 2023, she is a robotics engineer and STEM communicator, and founder of Anime and Chill and The Techover. She shares her tech journey and resources through The Techover to empower other women.

  6. April–November 2025

    Student robots and wearable technology

    In April 2025, she is Creative Technology Relationship Manager at the British Council and joins King's College London's Girls Robotics Challenge as a judge. The challenge asks teams to build a rover that navigates autonomously and explores AI in robot design. By November 2025, her projects include nail extensions linked to webpages and clothing integrated with weather forecasts.

  7. By 2026

    Data science and computer vision

    By 2026, she holds a master's degree in data science from the University of the West of England. Her career includes a Computer Vision Algorithm Engineer role at Continental.

  8. As of October 2026

    At the British Council

    As of October 2026, she works at the British Council. In 2026, she wins the Black Tech Achievement Awards' Innovation Champion award.

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  1. ‘My ADHD led me to invent fingernails that could link to a credit card’ | The Independent independent.co.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Eneni Bambara-Abban - Robotics engineer, Robotics Trailblazer | This is Engineering thisisengineering.org.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Rising Star Awards Ceremony 2021: In Words | WeAreTheCity wearethecity.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Celebrating the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2022 winners wherewomenwork.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. 50 Women in Robotics you need to know about 2023 | Women in Robotics womeninrobotics.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Servos and smiles at inaugural Girls Robotics Challenge | Feature from King's College London kcl.ac.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  7. 2026 UK Winners - Black Business Experience blackbusinessexperience.com. Checked 19 October 2026.