Oxford Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Society - OXRAM

Last Sunday we kicked off term with a welcome social for freshers at the Oxford Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Society, showcasing what we’re building and meeting lots of new faces.

We demoed Qronk, our quadruped robot, and our robot arm project, talked through the engineering challenges behind them, and shared how students can get involved – whether you’re completely new to robotics or already deep into control, CAD, or coding. We also showed off our new 3D printers from ELEGOO, which will be powering rapid prototyping and custom parts for our projects this year.

Missed the event but want in? You can still join the society here:
https://forms.gle/9sGmS1F2pd7oDS8d6

We’re really looking forward to seeing more people get involved over the term – stay tuned for project updates, build sessions, and upcoming events!

Innovation in Action at OxRAM!

At OxRAM, we’re always pushing the boundaries of robotics and 3D printing. Right now, we’re running two exciting projects:
A robot arm designed to play chess with precision and flair.
A quadrupled robot, with a brand-new leg design currently being printed.

Thanks to the state-of-the-art printers from our sponsor ELEGOO, our projects are advancing faster than ever. Just look at how smoothly the robot arm moves – flawless performance in action! And the quadrupled robot team is already experimenting with new designs, all made possible by the top-notch print quality of ELEGOO printers.

We can’t wait to share the next stages of development. Big things are coming!

Exciting News from OxRAM!

Our 3D printer just got a major upgrade — thanks to the generous sponsorship from ELEGOO

With the Elegoo Centauri Carbon, we can now:
🔹 Iterate designs at lightning speed
🔹 Print with advanced, professional-grade materials
🔹 Train our members on cutting-edge, industry-standard equipment

A heartfelt thank you to Elegoo for supporting innovation and hands-on engineering at OxRAM! 🙌

Hello all,

It was brilliant to meet so many of you at our welcome event on Wednesday! Check out some photos from the event below.

If you would like to participate in any of the projects, please sign up via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeojRLGjhX7_kttdvqtnK6lDql0DIBMhysakOt-nVHbultf0A/viewform.

For the Robot Arm project, new members can join the sessions on this coming Sunday. For the Qronk Quadruped project, new members can join since Week 3 Sunday (9th Feb). OxRAM sessions will be hosted at the Oxford Centre for Innovation every Sunday during term time, at 10am-1pm for Robot Arm and 2-4pm for Quadruped. More information about the projects could also be found at our website: oxramsociety.org.

If you would like to join the committee, please fill in this form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tDFuLZm-9aiOZa4a81sBTb5hkAecf5md/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118327507899393046346&rtpof=true&sd=true, and submit your form, along with your CV, to [email protected] by 5th February. Interviews will be conducted between the 8th to the 23rd of Feb. The presentation slides with more information on the roles and application process are available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sXtUl4WMlAfSHt7DfZmLVV74HXqg6Ajd/view?usp=sharing.

OxRAM currently has a fantastic workshop space and some great projects, and we are looking for committed makers to join our committee and help with our goal to give the most people access to OxRAM's resources and get to work making some great stuff!

Feel free to drop us a message on Facebook or email [email protected] if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you at our future sessions.

Best regards,
OxRAM Committee

Hello all,

It was brilliant to meet so many of you at our welcome event yesterday.

For those who could not attend the event, we announced 4 projects to get involved with this term:
- Robotic arm
- 3D printing for science communication
- Robotic chess board
- Quadruped robot
and the project information is written in the form below.

Please fill in this form if you would like to participate in a project:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkT4jXkkh3EVLjNc4mWzU86pUQlJKNEI2U0JQWUdaMEEyTk5URjU0R1oxVi4u

Our first workshop session will be hosted at the Oxford Centre for Innovation on Sunday 22nd. We will be open from 10am to 4pm.

Fill | OxRAM projects sign up We will be hosting our first workshop session on Sunday 22nd October. The project leader will email you about the time slots and an invitation to the Facebook group chat.

Check out below some latest progress and photos of the amazing HT23 robotic arm team!

A quick photo dump of the speaker event tonight - it was a big success! ​A huge thank you to Laura Gonzalez as well as everyone who came. It was really informative, and we learned a lot about the main advantages and challenges of 3D printing in the space industry.
We look forward to seeing everyone at our future speaker events!
Some instants of the talk:

Following the fantastic talk given by Dani Sors from Satellite Applications Catapult last term, we are thrilled to announce another talk about the space industry!

Next Thursday we will be welcoming Laura Gonzalez, the Space Manufacturing Lead at Catapult, to share the main advantages and challenges of 3D printing in the space industry.

Date and time: Thu 2 March 2023, 17:30 – 18:30
Location: The Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium, Mansfield College
Bio & sign-up: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/space-technology-additive-manufacturing-tickets-562196945197

We look forward to seeing many of you there!

Space Technology & Additive Manufacturing A great opportunity to hear more about how additive manufacturing helps space exploration!

As the term begins, we are resuming our workshop sessions! Please enjoy a couple of pictures from the Robot Arm project meeting last week. We look forward to seeing you all again soon for the exciting projects and sharing events!

Tonight we held our first speaker event of the term. A huge thank you to Daniel Sors from Catapult as well as everyone who came and actively interacted, it was a really informative and enjoyable session!
Check out the photos below for the presentation, including links to the various tools, online portals, virtual/augmented reality platforms, as well as apps recommended by our speaker!

Hi everyone,

We are very excited to announce the first OxRAM speaker event of this academic year! This Sunday 7-8 pm, we will be welcoming Dani Sors from Satellite Applications Catapult to talk about the space exploration activities around Oxford and his experience at Catapult.

Bio & Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-space-exploration-tickets-474146694527. Everyone is welcome and we are looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Introduction to Space Technologies being Developed around Oxford A great opportunity to hear more about how space technologies are being developed around Oxford!