2026 Safety Animation Award Winner and Finalists

FIRST® is more than robots. In addition to celebrating the machines our teams build and the outreach they do in our community, we have two awards that celebrate outstanding artistic and technical achievement in animation. We announced the winners of the Digital Animation Award sponsored by WPI earlier this week.

Today, I’m excited to announce the winner and finalists of the Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL Solutions. I enjoyed seeing how teams embraced the theme to Unearth Safety. The winner and finalist videos will be shown at all events this year as part of the playoff tournament!

Congratulations to the following teams! 

 

FIRST® Robotics Competition

Winner: Team 8291, Golden Yellow Experience - Peñoles, Torreon, CH, Mexico

 

Finalist: Team 2851,  Crevolution, Sterling Heights, MI, USA


Finalist: Team 3975,  Les Dragons, Montreal, QC, Canada

 

 

FIRST® Tech Challenge

Winner: Team 27811, Crimson Claw, Santa Catarina, NLE, Mexico


Finalist: Team 16764, ROBOhana, Inlet Beach, FL, USA

 

Finalist: Team 23856, When’s Lunch?, Livingston County, MI, USA