Paly Robotics' entry for the 2023 Digital Animation Award.
Click here to see "Light Up the Night (2023)" on YouTube.
Team 8 submitted this for the 2023 Safety Animation competition.
Click here to see "Safety in the Pits (2023)" on YouTube.
Paly Robotics' entry for the 2021 Digital Animation Award.
Click here to see "Quarantine Cat-astrophe (2021)" on YouTube.
Paly Robotics' submitted this video for the 2021 Safety Animation competition.
Click here to see "Keeping Safety in Mind (2021)" on YouTube.
This is Paly Robotics' submission for the 2020 Digital Animation award.
Click here to see "How to Recharge (2020)" on YouTube.
Team 8's short, offseason animation "Comfort Food".
Click here to see "Comfort Food (2019)" on YouTube.
FRC Team 8's submission for the Digital Animation Award for 2019.
Click here to see "Paly Robotics Digital Animation Award (2019)" on YouTube.
FRC Team 8's submission to the 2018 FIRST Robotics Safety Animation competition.
Click here to see "Gotta Crate 'Em All! feat. Safety (2018)" on YouTube.
"Step 1: Steam Until Hot" is the animation that we created for the FIRST Robotics Competition 2017 Digital Animation Award.
Click here to see "Step 1: Steam Until Hot (2017)" on YouTube.
Our submission for the 2017 FIRST Robotics Safety Animation competition, which follows the steampunk theme of FIRST Steamworks 2017.
Click here to see "Closing Time (2016)" on YouTube.
A short, animated PSA about what students should do upon the event that an active shooter comes to a school campus, commissioned by the Palo Alto High School vice-principal, Mr. Berkson, and completed in two weeks.
Click here to see "What to do During a Code Red (2016)" on YouTube.
The animation created for the 2016 FIRST Robotics Safety Animation competition, which the Art Team, despite being unable to finish in time to submit, perserved (hence the name) and finished anyway.
Click here to see "Persistence (2016)" on YouTube.
The second short made by the newly established Art Team, for the Underground Society of Animators competition, and the winner of the 2015 Technical Award. "To us, this animation hit every note. It had well done character animation, nice use of lighting and textures, and it had a cohesive story. Well done team!" - Judges
Click here to see "Anti-Hero (2015)" on YouTube.
The first project by the new art team and its new team process. We were able to push a higher quality short in a much shorter period of time, even though a majority of the members had never animated before. The images are stills showcasing the detail in the set of the short.
Click here to see "No Capes! (2014)" on YouTube.
The second short made by the same group of animators. With a combination of greater skill and advanced rendering software, the end result was way prettier.
Click here to see "Reminiscence (2014)" on YouTube.
This is an animation created for the nationwide First Robotics Safety Award. It was created with a group entirely made of first year animators who had never touched 3-D animation software in their life. This animation was created just a couple months after they started learning!
Click here to see "No Distractions (2013)" on YouTube.
The first public announcement of the art team. It was hung around school to raise awareness for the team.
A very large poster showcased during our school's club day to advertise robotics to the school.
Advertising poster for the pre-build season board game party.
A poster advertising our kickoff event to members of robotics.
A poster advertising paly robotics to members of Palo Alto High School
