Shockwave

''This article is about the modern robot that entered Robot Wars 2016. For the Police representative in the Forces Special of Robot Wars Extreme, see Shockwave (Extreme 1).''

Shockwave is an invertible heavyweight robot, armed with interchangeable weapons, including a lifting scoop, entered into the 2016 series of Robot Wars by Team Shock. Upon the announcement of the new series, Shockwave, having previously retired, underwent a rebuild for participation in the new series. The robot is now armoured in 4mm of armour plating steel, with 15mm of high density polyethylene plastic. Shockwave's scoop can lift 200kg, and can rotate 360 degrees around the robot, which also allows the robot to turn itself over.

Team Shock also attempted to enter the series with Manta and Maelstrom, neither of which were successful.

2016 series
Shockwave will compete in Episode 2.

Results



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Robot Wars Live Events
Shockwave has made only a limited number of appearances at live events, as Team Shock have mostly competed with their more successful robots at the events, Manta and Maelstrom.

Outside Robot Wars
Shockwave originally competed in Techno Games 2003 as Joker but lost to Storm Chaser in round one due to the sumo blade not being ready and the football scoop being the only weapon available. It was sold to Team Shock in 2015 with its history between Techno Games and 2015 being unknown.

Series Record

 * Series 1-7: Did not enter
 * 2016 series: Entered, also failed to qualify with Manta and Maelstrom

Trivia

 * With non-qualifier Manta being the first, Shockwave is the second robot from Team Shock to share its name with a robot from earlier episodes of Robot Wars, as a robot named Shockwave competed in the Forces Special of Robot Wars Extreme.