Safety
Instilling a culture of safety is a value that every individual in the FIRST community must embrace as we pursue FIRST’s mission and vision. FIRST Robotics Competition has adopted safety as a core value and has established the framework for safety leadership in all aspects of the program.
FIRST believes that the teams who take the lead in developing safety programs and policies have a positive and lasting impact on each team member, mentor, their communities, and their present and future work places. FIRST recognizes the teams that demonstrate safety throughout their programs and are truly committed to developing and nurturing a safety culture.
Safety Manual
To help teams understand and implement safe practices, the FIRST Safety Manual provides information on the FIRST Safety Awareness and Recognition Program.
Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL
The 2020 Safety Animation Award theme is ‘Sustainability on the RISE’.
At UL, our mission is working for a safer, more secure and sustainable world. This season presents a unique opportunity for us to RISE together to transform world sustainability. Your animation should focus on the theme of sustainability giving consideration to the concepts:
- sustainable cities and communities
- responsible consumption and production.
Show the FIRST community how we can bring a sustainable future closer to the present.
Animations must:
- Be no more than 40 seconds long, including opening and credits
- Be submitted electronically as .AVI, .MPEG, .MP4, or .WMV file
- Be animated. Any kind of animation, including stop-motion, is allowed. Live video is allowed provided it is accompanied by virtual/augmented animated elements. Live video of people is not allowed.
- Please note that the team with the winning submission may be asked to reformat their video into a higher quality format, in order to be shown at FIRST Robotics Competition Events.
If using copyrighted music, you must have written permission. If using Creative Commons Music (CCM) online, the music must be used in accordance with the appropriate license and properly attributed.
Lyrics in music may not contain explicit or suggestive language.
Any animation that does not meet these criteria will not be considered for the award.
Submission:
Students must submit their team’s Safety Animation video through the FIRST Youth Team Member Registration System. The student submitting must be marked as an award submitter. Animations must be submitted between Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 12:00 PM, Noon (ET) and Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 3:00 PM, (ET).
By making a submission the Submitter irrevocably grants to FIRST and designees of FIRST the right to use any or all of the submission in any and all media for the purpose of describing the submission, describing the Award, and/or otherwise promoting FIRST and the programs of FIRST.
Please Note: If you are looking for the Digital Animation Award, please visit this page for submission information.
Past Winners of the Safety Animation
| Year/Theme | Team | Video | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-Destination . . . Safety! | Team 5348, Charger Robotics, from Cokato, Minnesota, USA | 5348 | Winner |
| 2019-Destination . . . Safety! | Team 846, The Funky Monkeys, from San Jose, California, USA | 846 | Runner-Up |
| 2019-Destination . . . Safety! | Team 3100, Lightning Turtles, from Mendota Heights, Minnesota, USA | 3100 | Runner-Up |
| 2019-Destination . . . Safety! | Team 3941, Absolute Zero Electricity, from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA | 3941 | Runner-Up |
| 2019-Destination . . . Safety! | Team 4083, The Iron Wolverines, from Dorchester, South Carolina, USA | 4083 | Runner-Up |
| 2018-Simulating the Next Level | Team 2877, The LigerBots, from Newton, Massachusetts, USA | 2877 | Winner |
| 2018-Simulating the Next Level | Team 8, Paly Robotics, from Palo Alto, California, USA | 8 | Runner-Up |
| 2018-Simulating the Next Level | Team 1153, Walpole Robotics, from Walpole, Massachusetts, USA | 1153 | Runner-Up |
| 2018-Simulating the Next Level | Team 3181, Pittsford Panthers, from Pittsford, New York, USA | 3181 | Runner-Up |
| 2018-Simulating the Next Level | Team 6024, Team R Factor, from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 6024 | Runner-Up |
| 2017-Quest for a Safer World | Team 3691, The RoboRaiders, from Northfield, Minnesota, USA | 3691 | Winner |
| 2017-Quest for a Safer World | Team 810, The Mechanical Bulls, from Smithtown, New York, USA | 810 | Runner-Up |
| 2017-Quest for a Safer World | Team 2129, Ultraviolet, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | 2129 | Runner-Up |
| 2017-Quest for a Safer World | Team 1502, Technical Difficulties, Chelsea, Michigan, USA | 1502 | Runner-Up |
| 2017-Quest for a Safer World | Team 3637, The Daleks, Flemington, New Jersey, USA | 3637 | Runner-Up |
| 2017-Quest for a Safer World | Team 3654, TechTigers, Middletown, Connecticut, USA | 3654 | Runner-Up |
| 2016-Working Safely with your Robot | Team 846, The Funky Monkeys, San Jose, CA, USA | 846 | Winner |
| 2016-Working Safely with your Robot | Team 1124, UberBots, Avon, CT, USA | 1124 | Runner-Up |
| 2016-Working Safely with your Robot | Team 2473, Goldstrikers, Cupertino, CA, USA | 2473 | Runner-Up |
| 2016-Working Safely with your Robot | Team 4048, Redshift, Westborough, MA, USA | 4048 | Runner-Up |
| 2015-Safety Superheroes | Team 133, BERT, Standish, ME, USA | 133 | Winner |
| 2015-Safety Superheroes | Team 2473, Goldstrikers, Cupertino, CA, USA | 2473 | Runner-Up |
| 2015-Safety Superheroes | Team 2574, RoboHuskie, St. Anthony, MN, USA | 2574 | Runner-Up |
| 2014-Safe Driving | Team 3324, The Metrobots, Columbus, OH, USA | 3324 | Winner |
| 2014-Safe Driving | Team 624, CRyptonite, Katy, TX, USA | 624 | Runner-Up |
| 2014-Safe Driving | Team 3966, L&N STEMpunks, Knoxville, TN, USA | 3966 | Runner-Up |
| 2013-Making Event Safety a Top Priority | Team 245, AdamBots, Rochester Hills, MI, USA | 245 | Winner |
| 2013-Making Event Safety a Top Priority | Team 2607, Robovikings, Warminster, PA, USA | 2607 | Runner-Up |
| 2012-Sharing Safety is Caring | Team 3705, Arrowbots, Brampton, ON, CA | 3705 | Winner |
| 2012-Sharing Safety is Caring | Team 3132, Thunder Down Under, Sydney, NSW, AUS | 3132 | Runner-Up |
| 2012-Sharing Safety is Caring | Team 2438, Lobotics, Honolulu, HI, USA | 2438 | Runner-Up |
| 2012-Sharing Safety is Caring | Team 1714, MORE Robotics, Milwaikee, WI, USA | 1714 | Runner-Up |
| 2012-Sharing Safety is Caring | Team 1094, Channel Cats, O Fallon, MO, USA | 1094 | Runner-Up |
| 2012-Sharing Safety is Caring | Team 114, Eagle Strike, Los Altos, CA, USA | 114 | Runner-Up |
| 2011-A Lifetime of Safety | Team 846, The Funky Monkeys, San Jose, CA, USA | 846 | Winner |
| 2011-A Lifetime of Safety | Team 226, Hammerheads, Troy, MI, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2011-A Lifetime of Safety | Team 342, Burning Magnetos, North Charleston, SC, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2011-A Lifetime of Safety | Team 359, Hawaiian Kids, Waialua, HI, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2011-A Lifetime of Safety | Team 562, SPARK-Students Pursuing Applied Robotics Knowledge, Fitchburg, MA, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2011-A Lifetime of Safety | Team 1899, Saints Robotics, Bellevue, WA, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2010-Safety Rules | Team 342, Burning Magnetos, North Charleston, SC, USA | 342 | Winner |
| 2009-Safety....Share It | Team 342, Burning Magnetos, North Charleston, SC, USA | 342 | Winner |
| 2009-Safety....Share It | Team 303, The T.E.S.T. Team, Bridgewater, NJ, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2009-Safety....Share It | Team 1280, Ragin' C-Biscuits, Danville, CA, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2009-Safety....Share It | Team 1716, Redbird Robotics, De Pere, WI, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2009-Safety....Share It | Team 1746, OTTO, Cumming, GA, USA | Runner-Up | |
| 2009-Safety....Share It | Team 2783, Engineers of Tomorrow, La Grange, KY, USA | Runner-Up |