• Shredder Evolution


      Statistics
      • Weight: 100kg
      • Height: 34cm
      • Length: 84cm
      • Width: 101cm
      • Speed: 25mph
      • Year built: 2003
      • Status: Retired
      • Weight class: Heavyweight
      • Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England


      Armour
      10mm T6 Aluminium and 5mm Titanium
      Power
      2 x S28 24v Mag Motors running on 400 watts with elliptical gearboxes powering its custom-built wheels. Batteries are 2 x Hawker Genesis batteries.
      Weapons
      Twin counter-rotating discs with integral-hardened steel teeth. Each disc weighs 9kg and both spin at 1500rpm.
      Strengths
      Has a very solid build, is small, compact & fast.
      Weaknesses
      Exposed wheels.
      Team Shredder
      Paul Hunt, Sam Jones and Chris Organ
      Information
      Shredder Evolution is the teams successor robot to their robot Shredder that fought in Robot Wars UK Series 5 and 6. The first version lost its heat in series 5 to Mousetrap but made its heat final in series 6 losing to S3. Shredder Evolution took part in the UK Seventh wars where it fell in the first round of its heat to Steel Avenger but it did win the Battle of the Spinners special against Barber-Ous 2'n a bit and Infernal Contraption. Shredder Evolution had two powerful discs that were powerful enough to rip into most opponents armour.

      Achievements
      • Robot Wars - UK Series 7, Battle of the Spinners special winner (2003)
    • Forum Posts

      Kenny

      Nitron : Featherweight Build Diary

      Weekly Update

      Arrived Parts / Brushless Drive Speed Controllers (Great service from Bristol Bot Builders)

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      Kenny 25th January 2026, 18:25 Go to last post
      Kenny

      Nitron : Featherweight Build Diary

      Weekly Update

      Arrived Parts / Gearbox Gears

      Ordered Parts / Brushless Drive Speed Controllers and Compressor gearbox gears

      Kenny 18th January 2026, 16:27 Go to last post