Razer
Legends Are made
Making of Razer
Captain, Ian, says he originally created Razer as he thought a team from a comprehensive high school could take on the ‘Oxbridge’ teams he saw in Series 1 of Robot Wars. "Me and Simon, we watched a fantastic show called Robot Wars that came onto BBC Two ... just from the advert that we saw, it was Rob Knight up there with Mortis, whacking away with this great axe, and we imagined "That would be really simple, it's a nice little machine, a bit like a radio controlled car with a little axe on top, would be really easy to build. Perhaps we can give Rob Knight a bit of a sorting out!" Ian Lewis on entering Robot Wars.
They experimented with several different types of weapons before ultimately deciding on the hydraulic crusher. Thus, Razer was born.
Team Razer
Team Razer is a team of roboteers that entered the world-famous Razer in Series 2 through 6 and both Extremes of Robot Wars, returning for the rebooted series. Ian Lewis, Simon Scott, Gillian Lewis and Darcie Lewis make up Team Razer in 2016.
Ian Lewis, Captain, owner, co-builder/designer/ driver/ engineering
Occupation: Design Engineer
Simon Scott,
Team Role: Co-captain/builder and weapons/self-righting
Occupation: Mechanical Design engineer
Gillian Lewis,
Team Role: Wellbeing, logistics
Occupation: Student Volunteer Coordinator
Darcie Lewis,
Team Role: Costume designer and wardrobe advisor
Occupation: Model
Weight:
109KG
Top Speed:
12MPH
Weapon:
Hydraulic Crusher
Armour: Hardened steel