From Nov 4 to 5, the first Zhuhai International Smart Operation Challenge and Embodied Intelligence Industry Conference was held at the Zhuhai International Convention and Exhibition Center in Xiangzhou district.

The event attracted nearly 300 scholars, industry experts, and entrepreneurs from academia, industry, and investment sectors to delve into the cutting-edge trends and development of embodied intelligence technology, aiming to boost the development of the embodied intelligence industry cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

"Zhuhai is at the forefront of reform and opening-up, and also the birthplace of many high-tech innovations," said Academician Tan Jianrong of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, expressing hopes that this conference would inspire more young people to engage in research and practice in the field of intelligence.

During the event, over 10 elite teams from Germany's University of Hamburg, the US-based Home Robot team, the University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University, the University of Science and Technology of China, and local companies in Zhuhai competed in three major scenarios: "Robot Part Assembly Task", "Item Pickup in Cluttered Objects", and "Robot Cable Sorting and Plugging Task".

The team Ai&Robot from Tsinghua University clinched the first prize in the "Robot Part Assembly Task" track. Luo Hong, a graduate student representing the team, remarked, "Through the competition, we felt the thriving development trend of embodied intelligence technology and the boundless enthusiasm of our peers for technological breakthroughs and applications."

It was also announced during the conference that Zhuhai will host the second grand next year, with the first prize award reaching up to $1 million.

The first Zhuhai International Smart Operation Challenge and Embodied Intelligence Industry Conference is held in Zhuhai. [Photo/WeChat account: zhxiangzhou]

Some smart products were showed at the event. [Photo/WeChat account: zhxiangzhou]