Team Iron-Awe

Team Iron-Awe
The team with Axe-Awe in Series 5
Participation Information
UK Series	4-7, Extreme 1-2
Robot Wars Live Circuit	2013-16
Team Information
Team Members	Gillbert Grimm Robert Grimm Adrian Moore (Series 5, Extreme 1) Ian Bilboe (Series 6-7)
Home Town	Langport, Somerset

Team Iron-Awe is a team from Somerset that fought on the British TV show Robot Wars. They have fought with several different versions of Iron-Awe, one version of a second robot called Axe-Awe. Iron-Awe was a robot with an axe that fought in Series 4 whilst Axe-Awe, Iron-Awe 2 and Iron-Awe 2.1 all had an axe and a flipper. The team also fought with a featherweight called Prince of Awe that reached the featherweight final in Series 7.

"After watching the first 2 series of Robot Wars we decided to apply to take part in the series. However due to a delay in receiving the rules and other commitments we missed out on the deadline for Series 3. We spent the time coming up with a design. ... Building a robot from scratch is not a particularly easy thing to achieve, especially when you only have the rulebook and a TV program for inspiration. For us the mechanical design and construction of the robot was a relatively straight forward process due to an engineering background and contacts in the industry to help out. The electrical side was slightly more tricky as none of the team had any experience in this area. We ordered parts based on the suggestions from Robot Wars."

— Team Iron-Awe website on entereing Robot Wars

Team Iron-Awe are one of only three teams to have had their machines thrown OotA three times, with the others being Team Vader and Team Ixion. The most famous of these of course, was against Wheely Big Cheese. Iron-Awe 2.1 did however manage to pull off one of the biggest shocks in Robot Wars history by flipping Series 5 runners-up Bigger Brother out of the arena in Series 7.

The Team were not particularly succesful on the televised show, only reaching the Heat Final once in four attempts, but since the show has ended, the subsequent models of Iron-Awe have proved much more succesful, most notably winning the UK Championship twice.

Robots

Name	Weight Class	Series
Iron-Awe	Heavyweight	Series 4, 6-7, Extreme 2
Axe-Awe	Heavyweight	Series 5, Extreme 1
Prince of Awe	Featherweight	Series 7

• Iron-Awe
• The Grimms with the original Iron-Awe
• Iron-Awe as a prototype Axe-Awe before series 5. It had a flipper and axe.
• Axe-Awe
• Iron-Awe 2
• Team Iron-Awe in Series 7
• Iron-Awe 2.1
• Prince of Awe (Featherweight)
• The team with Prince of Awe
• Iron-Awe 2 fighting Axe-Awe at Yeovil in 2002
• Small-Awe, a featherweight constructed in 2006
• Predator, the teams other robot
• Axe-Awe on display in 2016
• Iron-Awe 2.1 on display in 2016

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Wins/Losses

• Wins: 7
• Losses: 8

Series Record

Main Series	Team Iron-Awe Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Did not enter
The Fourth Wars	Heat, Round 2 with Iron-Awe
The Fifth Wars	Heat, Round 2 with Axe-Awe
The Sixth Wars	Heat, Round 1 with Iron-Awe 2
The Seventh Wars	Heat Final with Iron-Awe 2.1 Featherweight Championship Final with Prince of Awe
Series 8	Failed to qualify with Iron-Awe 5 and Iron-Awe 7
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Entered with Axe-Awe
Robot Wars Extreme	Appearances
Series 1	Entered with Iron-Awe 2
Series 2	Did not enter

Iron-Awe models after Robot Wars

• Iron-Awe 3
• Iron-Awe 4
• Iron-Awe 5
• Iron-Awe 6
• Iron-Awe 7

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• Iron-Awe 3 – Built in 2004, it featured rolled edges on the flipper. It was sold to Team Wind Power in 2007, who renamed it L and then White Knight. It was sold to Team Shock in 2016 and has since been renamed Earthquake.
• Iron-Awe 4 – In 2005, Iron-Awe 2.1 was retired and rebuilt into Iron-Awe 4. Iron-Awe 4 was smaller than Iron-Awe 2.1 but still armed with a flipper and an axe. It was sold to Team Orr and renamed Orrion in 2009.
• Iron-Awe 5 – Built in 2006 following the success of Iron-Awe 3. Iron-Awe 5 features a modular construction making it easy to repair. Iron-Awe 5 won the 2008 and 2010 UK Championships, as well as been given a spot in The Combat Robot Hall of Fame in 2009.
• Iron-Awe 6 – After the success of Iron-Awe 5 in 2007/8, the team built Iron-Awe 6. It features the same modular construction but has rolled edges, like the ones on Iron-Awe 3, for extra strength. In June 2013, Iron-Awe 6 was retired as its insides were used for the new Ripper.
• Iron-Awe 7 – Iron-Awe 7 made its debut in July 2013 at the Robot Wars Live Newport UK Championship. Iron-Awe 7 has a wide flipper like the new version of Ripper.

External links

• Team Iron-Awe website
• Iron Awe Robotics YouTube channel