Oxford Robotics Institute

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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.

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[12 Feb 2026

Rethinking Robotics: From Intelligent Machines to Intelligent Environments](/news/rethinking-robotics-from-intelligent-machines-to-intelligent-environments)

[04 Feb 2026

Donation funds DPhil studentship in Wildlife Monitoring](https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/donation-funds-dphil-studentship-in-wildlife-monitoring)

[11 Dec 2025

The science of human touch – and why it’s so hard to replicate in robots](https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/the-science-of-human-touch-and-why-it-s-so-hard-to-replicate-in-robots)

[23 Oct 2025

New academics at the Department of Engineering Science](https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-academics-at-the-department-of-engineering-science)

[01 Sep 2025

CASE STUDY: Exploring hazardous environments with mobile robots](/news/exploring-hazardous-environments-with-mobile-robots)

[06 Aug 2025

Oxford’s Chancellor visits Oxford Robotics Institute to explore cutting-edge research](/news/oxford-s-chancellor-visits-oxford-robotics-institute-to-explore-cutting-edge-research)

[21 Jul 2025

Oxford Robotics Institute Engages Future Innovators at Oxplore Festival in Bradford](/news/oxford-robotics-institute-engages-future-innovators-at-oxplore-festival-in-bradford)

[18 Jul 2025

Engineers amongst winners and commendations announced for Impact, Teaching and ED&I Awards 2025](/news/winners-announced-for-mpls-impact-teaching-and-ed-awards-2025)