SHOCKBOTS
Our Live Event Robots
Manta
Driver: Will Thomas
Weight: 95kgs
Length: 90cm
Width: 75cm
Height: 40cm
Drive: 2x Bosch 750w Motors
Batteries: 4x 4s Lithium Ion Batteries (8s2P)
ESC: Wotty 360
Radio: Spektrum DX6
Armour: 4mm Hardox 450
Weapon: Full Pressure CO2 flipper
Year built: 2013
Record: Winner Robot Wars Winter Tour 2014, Winner Robots Live Whitwick 2015
2013 UK Championships runner up, 2013 European Championships runner up,
2014 UK Championships 3rd place, 2016 Extreme Robots runner up, 2016 UK Championships runner up, 2017 FRA UK Heavyweight Champion.
Maelstrom
Driver: Ian Thomas
Weight: 100kgs
Length: 110cm
Width: 90cm
Height: 35cm
Drive: 2x Bosch 750w Motors
Batteries: 4x 8s Lithium Ion Batteries (8s4P)
ESC: Wotty 360
Radio: Spektrum DX6
Armour: 3mm Raex 400
Weapon: Full Pressure CO2 flipper
Year built: 2002
Record: 3 times Robots Live winner, 3 times Robot Wars winner, 2nd in 2009 and 2012 UK Championships
Heatwave Mk 4
Weight: 13.6kgs
Length: 45cm
Width: 45cm
Height: 13cm
Drive: 2x Gimson Motors
Batteries: 3s Turnigy LiPo 4000mAh
ESC: Hobbywing Quicrun
Radio: Spektrum DX6i
Armour: Folded 3mm Hardox
Weapon: Low Pressure CO2 flipper
Year built: 2017
Heatwave Mk 5
Weight: 13.6kgs
Length: 45
Width: 40cm
Height: 18cm
Drive: 2x 775 gearmotors
Batteries: 4s, 4000mAh LiPo
ESC: Botbitz 30A
Radio: Spektrum DX6
Armour: 3mm Hardox
Weapon: Full Pressure CO2 flipper- 60x80 ram producing over 1600kgs of power.
Year built: 2019
Notes: The most powerful Heatwave yet- capable of throwing robots into the arena roof!
Tidal Wave
Weight: 12kgs
Length: 60cm
Width: 40cm
Height: 30cm
Drive: 2x 775 gearmotors
Batteries: 3s, 4000mAh LiPo
ESC: Shockbots 30A
Radio: Spektrum DX6
Armour: Mix of HDPE
Weapon: Low pressure Co2 Axe- 80x80 ram with a rack and pinion system
Year built: 2020
Notes: The axe mechanism was orginally from Little Hitter!
Soundwave
Weight: 12kgs
Length: 35cm
Width: 440cm
Height: 13cm
Drive: 2x Gimson Motors
Batteries: 3s Turnigy LiPo 4000mAh
ESC: Shockbots 30A
Radio: Spektrum DX6
Armour: 3mm Hardox
Weapon: Full Pressure CO2 flipper 30x60 ram
Year built: 2020
Notes: We have built two complete versions of Soundwave for competing in full combat competitions. It is made from solid hardox with a custom pneumatics system.
Airwave
Weight: 6kgs
Length:35cm
Width: 30cm
Height: 30cm
Drive: 2x speed 900s with custom gearing
Batteries: 3s, 4000mAh LiPo
ESC: Shockbots 30A
Radio: 4ch Turnigy
Armour: Mix of HDPE
Weapon: Compressor powered low pressure flipper
Year built: 2020
