Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Real-World Training Challenge Scheduled for December 4, with 5 Major Scenarios and 13 Competition Events

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Sina Tech News, November 2 afternoon — At the press conference for the Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Real-World Training Challenge, Ma'anshan Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee member and Executive Vice Mayor Yi Maolin, Chinese Institute of Electronics Deputy Secretary-General Liang Liang, and other leaders attended and released the overall event arrangements and competition plan.

It is reported that the Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Real-World Training Challenge is jointly hosted by the Ma'anshan Municipal People's Government, the Chinese Institute of Electronics, and the World Robot Cooperation Organization, and adopts a two-stage format of "test competition + challenge competition." The test competition is scheduled to be held from November 16 to December 3, 2026, and the relevant events will enter local industrial manufacturing enterprises, logistics enterprises, hotels, supermarkets, and communities in Ma'anshan to carry out real-world test competitions in real working environments. The challenge competition is scheduled to be held from December 4 to 6, 2026 at the Ma'anshan Sports and Convention Center. At the same time, activities such as the "Deep Journey" of AI Empowering New Industrialization (Ma'anshan Station) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee enterprise symposium will also be held to promote technical exchanges, supply-demand matching, and industrial collaboration.

This competition sets up 13 events around 5 major scenarios: "embodied intelligence + logistics, manufacturing, service, security, and culture and sports." The "exam room" is moved into production and living scenarios such as Ma'anshan manufacturing enterprises, logistics enterprises, hotels, communities, and supermarkets, and through real tasks, real environments, and real working conditions, it tests the maturity of technologies and products, accumulates high-quality real-machine data and industry implementation experience, promotes the effective connection of innovative achievements and application needs, and "promotes research through competition, promotes production through competition, and promotes application through competition."

For example, the "embodied intelligence + logistics" scenario sets up two events: the logistics sorting challenge and the express delivery challenge. Through tasks such as parcel recognition and grasping, sorting and placement, and autonomous navigation, it tests the robots' continuous operation capabilities in complex warehousing and community environments. The "embodied intelligence + manufacturing" scenario sets up three events: the material handling and loading/unloading challenge, the precision assembly challenge, and the tug-of-war and load-bearing challenge. Around tasks such as production loading/unloading, 3C product assembly, and load-bearing transport, it focuses on examining the robots' mobile and operational coordination, millimeter-level precision insertion, flexible force control, and load operation capabilities. The "embodied intelligence + service" scenario sets up three events: the hotel cleaning challenge, the hotel item folding challenge, and the supermarket restocking challenge. Around tasks such as guest room cleaning, linen folding, and product shelving, it tests the robots' multi-task planning, flexible object manipulation, and fine operation capabilities in unstructured environments...

At present, the registration channel for the Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Real-World Training Challenge has opened, and registration is open until November 27, 2026. Enterprises, universities, research institutes, and other units in the field of humanoid robots and embodied intelligence may form teams on their own or jointly to participate, and the competition will also provide participating teams with opportunities for technical and cooperation matching.

Liang Liang said that humanoid robot and embodied intelligence technologies are accelerating their evolution, and industrial development is entering an important window period for large-scale application. Industrial development is gradually shifting from focusing on technology and the supply side to "targeting scenarios and solving problems." The industry's focus has shifted from "jumping on stage and running on the field" to "working in factories and being used in supermarkets." While mass production and implementation are accelerating, how to enable robots to understand real environments and complete real tasks more safely and reliably has become an important issue in promoting the coordinated development of technology and industry. This challenge competition adheres to application-driven principles, is based on the current development characteristics of the industry, comprehensively considers technical capabilities, scenario conditions, and actual needs, and sets up 13 events around 5 major scenarios: "embodied intelligence + logistics, manufacturing, service, security, and culture and sports." (Wen Meng) news_keyword_pub,stock,sz300024 iframe below main text iframe below main text General statement General statement QR code at end start QR code at end start

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