Rex Garrod


Rex Garrod was an inventor and roboteer, notable for building the radio controlled car which starred in Brum and co-presenting The Secret Life of Machines.
He also entered several successful robots into the early series of British TV series Robot Wars.
Garrod died on 8 April 2019, aged 75, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

''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 giant remote control 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 Wars.
In Series 1, Team Cassius entered "Recyclopse", which reached the Grand Final but lost to Roadblock.
In Series 2, Team Cassius entered 5th seeded "Cassius", a wedge-shaped robot armed with a front-pivoted flipper. Cassius was the first competitor in the show's history to "self right", and as such Garrod is often credited with inventing the so-called "srimech". Cassius also reached the Grand Final, but lost to Panic Attack.
In Series 3, Team Cassius entered 2nd seeded "Cassius 2", a similar robot to its predecessor "Cassius", which lost to Series 4 runner-up Pussycat in the 2nd round of the heats.

''The Secret Life of Machines''

Rex Garrod co-presented The Secret Life of Machines with Tim Hunkin.