Lasertron Manufacturing

Lasertron was founded on September 23, 1986 by Jim and Steve Kessler and their equipment was first sold in 1992. The most current version of the hardware that is being produced is version LT-12.5 which is the system in use in the Sport arena in Rochester.

Each generation of the hardware has maintained the same basic design - the vests have lasers that tag sensors on the other vests. The game computer starts and ends the game as well as keeps score. In newer versions of the hardware, players can also receive score cards that show their performance.

Generations LT5-LT7 featured a bright plastic vest made in each team's color. LT 8-LT10 feature more streamlined designs with colored plastic covering the vests. LT11 and LT12 feature neutral color vests that change the player's color when activated. This allows the same vests to have different colors depending on the game mode being played. In addition, the LT12 vests feature a colored laser that matches the color of the default team that vest corresponds to.

Generations LT5-LT11 featured an LED readout on the top of the vest's front sensor. This readout showed players their score and remaining laser pulses and energy units. The LT-12 phaser features a full color screen that shows the same information.

Below are photos of several generations of equipment. Click on a picture for a larger version.