Girder (robot)

"We're gonna train you, man. Karate Kid style. Behold! I call him Girder."

- Cisco Ramon on his creation

Girder is a remotely controlled robot created by Cisco Ramon to train Barry Allen in defeating Tony Woodward.

Overview
Girder is a simple, mostly mechanical, remotely controlled robot, a moving target which simulates movement and punch power of meta-human Tony Woodward. It is controlled via remote.

History
In 2014, after Barry Allen was beaten by Tony Woodward, who used his meta-human powers, Cisco Ramon had built a robot overnight to train Barry. After a single training session it was obvious that robot, while a crude approximation of Woodward's powers was able to beat Allen just as effectively, demonstrating the flaw in the strategy.

Specifications

 * Physical fighting: Controlled by Cisco Ramon, Girder was able to beat Barry Allen, who was using his meta-human powers.

Behind-the-scenes

 * In DC comics Girder is a nickname of Tony Woodward. While it was also used as such in the show, robot was the first entity named such.
 * Girder's design has visual similarities to Woodward's appearance in the comics.