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[[File:Team RPD S10.jpg|thumb|Rapid with its team in Series 10]] |
[[File:Team RPD S10.jpg|thumb|Rapid with its team in Series 10]] |
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− | Andy Hibberd, an electro-mechanical engineer at RPD International, was the driver of Rapid in all of its battles, and was also highly involved with the build process, having designed the antweight machine which inspired Rapid's design. Andy Hibberd would held to repair Rapid in-between battles, and would also captain Team RPD in competitions outside of ''Robot Wars'', such as '' |
+ | Andy Hibberd, an electro-mechanical engineer at RPD International, was the driver of Rapid in all of its battles, and was also highly involved with the build process, having designed the antweight machine which inspired Rapid's design. Andy Hibberd would held to repair Rapid in-between battles, and would also captain Team RPD in competitions outside of ''Robot Wars'', such as ''This is Fighting Robots'' and ''Robots Live!''. Andy Hibberd's partner, Letitia Steer, was also a member of the team in Series 9 and 10, and was the only team member not to work for RPD International, instead working as a museum conservationist. According to the ''Robot Wars'' website, Letitia Steer was the team strategist. |
{{quote|Andy has won the Antweight World Series robot competition 11 times Andy and Letitia met at a fencing club, both representing the UK in fencing competitions.|The ''Robot Wars'' website<ref>http://www.robotwars.tv/competitors/season-9/week-1/rapid/</ref>}} |
{{quote|Andy has won the Antweight World Series robot competition 11 times Andy and Letitia met at a fencing club, both representing the UK in fencing competitions.|The ''Robot Wars'' website<ref>http://www.robotwars.tv/competitors/season-9/week-1/rapid/</ref>}} |