Motion & 3D

Motion & 3D

From physical mastery to digital storytelling
From physical mastery to digital storytelling

Motion & 3D

From physical mastery to digital storytelling
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Motion & 3D
Motion & 3D

Project Type

3D animation and motion design for robotics

Technology

Cinema 4D After Effects Claude Firefly Photoshop

Timeframe

Timeframe

3D product animation and motion design for Unchained Robotics: MalocherBot robot cell films, software interaction animations, expo sequences and social motion content, produced in Cinema 4D and After Effects.
3D product animation and motion design for Unchained Robotics: MalocherBot robot cell films, software interaction animations, expo sequences and social motion content, produced in Cinema 4D and After Effects.

From physical mastery to digital storytelling

From physical mastery to digital storytelling

Brief

Brief

Make complex robotics understood at a glance.

I was asked to produce 3D animation and motion content showing how the MalocherBot robot cell works with Unchained Robotics' software, for expos, product launches, sales and social channels.

I was asked to produce 3D animation and motion content showing how the MalocherBot robot cell works with Unchained Robotics' software, for expos, product launches, sales and social channels.

Challenge

Show machines most buyers have never operated.

Robot cells are hard to understand from photos or datasheets. At a trade fair, a buyer has seconds to grasp what the cell does, how it is configured, and why it matters. Through various animations and component configurations, I had to showcase the possibilities with campaign communications, CI integrations, and sales demands. Engineering CAD files are built for accuracy, not for communication. That where I come in.

Solution

Turn engineering data into clear motion.

Robots and components were rigged and animated from CAD and STEP files in Cinema 4D, then lit and rendered photorealistically using various software, and finally finished in After Effects with typography and interface overlays. Generative tools supported concept exploration and variation. The machine itself was always presented as engineered and designed to fulfil different tasks, so that marketing, sales, the buyer, and the engineer at the fair stand and online could understand it.

Results

Results

One motion system across every channel.
One motion system across every channel.

The same 3D assets and motion language carry across expo screens, product launches, LinkedIn and sales materials, keeping Unchained Robotics' communication consistent from the software to the trade fair floor.

The same 3D assets and motion language carry across expo screens, product launches, LinkedIn and sales materials, keeping Unchained Robotics' communication consistent from the software to the trade fair floor.

Abstract close-up of smooth white and black layered surface.

Credits

Designed and produced by Leon Potgieter in collaboration with the Unchained Robotics marketing team.

Leon Potgieter

3D Motion & Design

Leon Potgieter

3D Motion & Design

Jan Schwalm

Copywriting

Jan Schwalm

Copywriting

Royal Montgomery

Team Lead Marketing

Royal Montgomery

Team Lead Marketing

Abstract close-up of smooth white and black layered surface.

Credits

Designed and produced by Leon Potgieter in collaboration with the Unchained Robotics marketing team.

Leon Potgieter

3D Motion & Design

Jan Schwalm

Copywriting

Royal Montgomery

Team Lead Marketing

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Motion & 3D

Project Type

3D animation and motion design for robotics

Technology

Cinema 4D After Effects Claude Firefly Photoshop

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Robotics Visual Systems Designer; bridging the gap between how automation technology works and how the world understands it.

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Leon Potgieter
Koringberg
Western Cape

South Africa

Leon Potgieter - Koringberg, Western Cape, South Africa