It is dedicated to researching robotics, artificial intelligence, systems engineering, and other related fields.
The ORI is a subsidiary of the Department of Engineering Science.
[1] Information engineering Professor Nick Hawes is the current director of the ORI.
The first vehicle used as a research platform by the Mobile Robotics Group was a Bowler Wildcat provided by BAE Systems in 2011.
[3] Since then, various Land Rovers as well as other models (such as the Nissan Leaf) have been used as subsequent generations of research platforms.