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Technical specification
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Weapon Rotating Lifting Arm with Multiple Weapon Choices (Wedges/Spikes/Snow Plough)
Weight 110 kg
Defence 4mm of armour plating steel, with 15mm of high density polyethylene plastic
Top Speed 20 mph
Drive System 2 x 4kW fairground ride motors driving 4 go-kart wheels
Power Electric
Battery Lithium Iron Phosphate, 40 volts
Biggest Weakness The low and flat top panel is unprotected and therefore vulnerable to an axe or crusher attack.

Shockwave is a lifter bot with fully interchangeable weapons, which can be substituted depending on who it will face in the arena 

Shockwave’s drive motors are the same as those used on fairground carousel rides, and its wheels are taken from a go-cart. Shckwave can flip itself continuously using its weapon, which can spin 360 degrees around the robot - meaning it can flip itself out of danger, or even land itself onto opponents. It also has the ability to lift up 200kg in weight, and pull a car with both team members sitting in it.

Team stats

Will Thomas24
Team role:

Captain and Designer

Occupation:

Studying for a PhD in Cybernetics

Ian Thomas52
Team role:

Mechanics and main builder

Occupation:

Works in marketing

What makes Shockwave unique...

The team have ten years of fighting experience at live events, but they’ve never competed in Robot Wars. This is the first time Shockwave has fought in any competition, so was untested when they went into battle.