Oxford Robotics Institute | Department of Engineering Science | University of Oxford

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Outreach

Engineering scientists in STEM for Britain 2026 final

STEM research

Building-scale robot navigation via a relay of external cameras

Applied research

Oxford Robotics Institute and AtkinsRéalis partner to scale up autonomous robotics systems

Industrial collaboration

ORI exhibiting at the prestigious Royal Society this summer

Public engagement

We are the Oxford Robotics Institute

Welcome to the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI). We are built from collaborating and integrated groups of researchers, engineers and students all driven to change what robots can do for us. Our current interests are diverse – from flying to grasping, from inspection to running, from haptics to driving, from exploring to planning. This spectrum of interests has us researching a broad span of technical topics – machine learning and AI, computer vision, fabrication, multispectral sensing, perception, systems engineering to name a few. So welcome to our homepage – and if you don’t easily find what you want or have a question, please contact us.