Rex Garrod
Encyclopedia
Rex Garrod is an inventor and roboteer, notable for the building radio controlled car which starred in Brum
and copresenting The Secret Life of Machines
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He also entered several successful robots into the early series of British TV series Robot Wars
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In Series 1, Team Cassius entered "Recyclopse", which reached the Grand Final but lost to Roadblock
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In Series 2, Team Cassius entered "Cassius", a wedge-shaped robot armed with a front-pivoted flipper. Cassius was the first competitor in the show's history to "self right" (i.e. to turn itself over when it was upside down), and as such Garrod is often credited with inventing the so-called "srimech".
Cassius also reached the Grand Final, but lost to Panic Attack
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In Series 3, Team Cassius entered "Cassius 2", a similar robot to its predecessor "Cassius", which lost in the 2nd round.
with Tim Hunkin
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Brum
Brum may refer to:* Birmingham, England** Brummagem, a colloquial name for Birmingham, England or the Birmingham dialect** Brummie, inhabitants of Birmingham or the Birmingham dialect** University of Birmingham...
and copresenting The Secret Life of Machines
The Secret Life of Machines
The Secret Life of Machines is a television series presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod, in which the two explain the inner workings and history of common household and office machinery...
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He also entered several successful robots into the early series of British TV series Robot Wars
Robot Wars (TV series)
Robot Wars is a British game show modelled on a US-based competition of the same name. It was broadcast on BBC Two from 1998 until 2003, with its final series broadcast on Five in 2003 and 2004. Additional series were filmed for specific sectors of the global market, including two series of Robot...
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Brum
Brum was a British television series which ran intermittently between 1991 and 2002. It told the story of a small car called Brum, which in reality was a radio controlled car. Garrod is credited with both designing and building Brum.Team Cassius
Garrod was Team Leader of Team Cassius, a team of roboteers which entered several robots into Series 1,2 and 3 of Robot WarsRobot Wars
Robot Wars is a British game show modelled on a US-based competition of the same name. It was broadcast on BBC Two from 1998 until 2003, with its final series broadcast on Five in 2003 and 2004. Additional series were filmed for specific sectors of the global market, including two series of Robot...
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In Series 1, Team Cassius entered "Recyclopse", which reached the Grand Final but lost to Roadblock
Roadblock (robot)
Roadblock was a combat robot that competed on the British television series Robot Wars. Constructed in 1997 by A-level students from Bodmin Community College, the robot was initially called "Road Rage" but was renamed in response to a request from the programme's producers. Both names were derived...
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In Series 2, Team Cassius entered "Cassius", a wedge-shaped robot armed with a front-pivoted flipper. Cassius was the first competitor in the show's history to "self right" (i.e. to turn itself over when it was upside down), and as such Garrod is often credited with inventing the so-called "srimech".
Cassius also reached the Grand Final, but lost to Panic Attack
Panic Attack (Robot)
Panic Attack was a robot that competed in the British television show Robot Wars. In Series 2, it was just a box, with a set of electrically powered lifting forks, powered by a home made system. It was emblazoned with the image of a spider. The spider was the result of a school competition to come...
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In Series 3, Team Cassius entered "Cassius 2", a similar robot to its predecessor "Cassius", which lost in the 2nd round.
The Secret Life of Machines
Rex Garrod copresented The Secret Life of MachinesThe Secret Life of Machines
The Secret Life of Machines is a television series presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod, in which the two explain the inner workings and history of common household and office machinery...
with Tim Hunkin
Tim Hunkin
Tim Hunkin is an English engineer, cartoonist, writer, and artist living in Suffolk, England. He is best known for creating the Channel Four television series The Secret Life of Machines, in which he explains the workings and history of various household devices...
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