{"id":70632,"date":"2026-09-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=70632"},"modified":"2026-09-19T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:00:00","slug":"xinhua-finance-robotics-contest-highlights-chongqing-districts-push-into-embodied-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=70632","title":{"rendered":"Xinhua Finance: Robotics Contest Highlights Chongqing District’s Push Into Embodied AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

National competition in Shapingba District draws more than 100 teams developing robotics technologies for real-world deployment
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CHONGQING, China<\/span>, Sept. 18, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — A national robotics competition held this month in\u00a0Chongqing offered a look at China’s efforts to move embodied artificial intelligence out of research laboratories and into commercial use.<\/p>\n

The finals\u00a0of the 11th<\/sup>\u00a0“Maker in China” SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for Intelligent Biomimetic Robots concluded Sept. 11 in Chongqing’s Shapingba District. The three-day national competition drew more than 100 teams from across China, with projects spanning biomimetic robotics, industrial automation and AI systems designed to perceive and interact with the physical world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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An Autonomous Clothes-Folding Robot<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Alongside the competition, organizers arranged meetings involving companies, universities and research institutions, as well as discussions aimed at technology transfer, financing and local deployment. The event formed part of a national program intended to support innovative SMEs with specialized technologies. Its theme was “Pushing Tech Frontiers, Unleashing Creativity.”<\/p>\n

The competition comprised 13 tracks, covering work ranging from foundational research to systems approaching commercial deployment. Teams in the startup category competed in three broad areas: cutting-edge technologies, core enabling technologies and specialized applications. Their projects focused in part on the hardware, software and control systems underpinning the next generation of robots.<\/p>\n

Teams in the enterprise category, by contrast, tested systems designed for real-world use in the electric power, healthcare and service sectors. The emphasis was on whether the technologies could perform reliably in operating environments and be scaled for broader deployment.<\/p>\n

Many of the entries targeted technical bottlenecks that have limited the wider deployment of robotic systems. Projects included multi-robot coordination and task-scheduling systems for warehouses; assistive exoskeletons for older adults and rehabilitation patients; biomimetic robots for inspecting electric power infrastructure; miniature hummingbird-inspired flapping-wing drones; and robots capable of folding clothing autonomously. Together, the projects illustrated the range of engineering approaches Chinese developers are pursuing as they seek practical applications for embodied AI.<\/p>\n

The competition also served as a venue for financing and business-development discussions, and several participating projects announced plans to establish operations in Shapingba. At the closing ceremony, the Shapingba District government signed letters of intent with SIASUN Robot & Automation Co., Ltd. and Chentu Technology, among other companies. ZTE also signed letters of intent with teams from Zhejiang University and Xi’an Jiaotong University.<\/p>\n

Shapingba is seeking to establish itself as a center for embodied AI within Chongqing’s broader robotics supply chain. The value of the district’s robotics output rose 233% from a year earlier during the first seven months of 2026, according to local government data.<\/p>\n

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National competition in Shapingba District draws more than 100 teams developing robotics technologies for real-world deployment
<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

CHONGQING, China<\/span>, Sept. 18, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — A national robotics competition held this month in\u00a0Chongqing offered a look at China’s efforts to move embodied artificial intelligence out of research laboratories and into commercial use.<\/p>\n

The finals\u00a0of the 11th<\/sup>\u00a0“Maker in China” SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for Intelligent Biomimetic Robots concluded Sept. 11 in Chongqing’s Shapingba District. The three-day national competition drew more than 100 teams from across China, with projects spanning biomimetic robotics, industrial automation and AI systems designed to perceive and interact with the physical world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n

\"An<\/a>
An Autonomous Clothes-Folding Robot<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Alongside the competition, organizers arranged meetings involving companies, universities and research institutions, as well as discussions aimed at technology transfer, financing and local deployment. The event formed part of a national program intended to support innovative SMEs with specialized technologies. Its theme was “Pushing Tech Frontiers, Unleashing Creativity.”<\/p>\n

The competition comprised 13 tracks, covering work ranging from foundational research to systems approaching commercial deployment. Teams in the startup category competed in three broad areas: cutting-edge technologies, core enabling technologies and specialized applications. Their projects focused in part on the hardware, software and control systems underpinning the next generation of robots.<\/p>\n

Teams in the enterprise category, by contrast, tested systems designed for real-world use in the electric power, healthcare and service sectors. The emphasis was on whether the technologies could perform reliably in operating environments and be scaled for broader deployment.<\/p>\n

Many of the entries targeted technical bottlenecks that have limited the wider deployment of robotic systems. Projects included multi-robot coordination and task-scheduling systems for warehouses; assistive exoskeletons for older adults and rehabilitation patients; biomimetic robots for inspecting electric power infrastructure; miniature hummingbird-inspired flapping-wing drones; and robots capable of folding clothing autonomously. Together, the projects illustrated the range of engineering approaches Chinese developers are pursuing as they seek practical applications for embodied AI.<\/p>\n

The competition also served as a venue for financing and business-development discussions, and several participating projects announced plans to establish operations in Shapingba. At the closing ceremony, the Shapingba District government signed letters of intent with SIASUN Robot & Automation Co., Ltd. and Chentu Technology, among other companies. ZTE also signed letters of intent with teams from Zhejiang University and Xi’an Jiaotong University.<\/p>\n

Shapingba is seeking to establish itself as a center for embodied AI within Chongqing’s broader robotics supply chain. The value of the district’s robotics output rose 233% from a year earlier during the first seven months of 2026, according to local government data.<\/p>\n

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