Oxide and Friends: Mechanical Engineering at Oxide
Oxide and Friends, Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal discuss mechanical engineering challenges of building rack-scale computers with the Oxide team.
In this episode of Oxide and Friends, hosts Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal are joined by Oxide mechanical engineering team members Elliott Donlon, Brooks Willis, Doug Wibben, and Ben Williams to discuss the mechanical challenges of designing and manufacturing rack-scale computers.
The conversation focuses particularly on scaling manufacturing operations from small quantities to hundreds of units. The podcast covers various topics related to mechanical engineering in the context of building Oxide's hardware, with visual references provided in the chapter art. Listeners are encouraged to participate in future episodes held on Discord.