Oxford Robotics Institute

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.

Modified Nissan Leaf used in the ORI's Mobile Robotics Group Robotcar project in the streets of Oxford.