The arena delivers its results, the future has arrived — The First Global Embodied Intelligence Application Innovation Challenge and the 2026 China Robot Competition conclude

What happened: The first Global Embodied Intelligence Application Innovation Challenge and the 2026 China Robot Competition closed in Hangzhou on October 18, with awards presented by executives from 10 listed companies. Key numbers: More than 2,000 teams and nearly 5,000 contestants from universities including Why it matters: Champion teams receive an "internship gold card" granting interview-free entry to companies in the National Embodied Intelligence Application Pilot Base ecosystem, and the district plans to use the base to connect teams with local firms and speed industrialization.

The first Global Embodied Intelligence Application Innovation Challenge and the 2026 China Robot Competition closed in Hangzhou on October 18, with awards presented by executives from 10 listed companies.

Champion teams receive an "internship gold card" granting interview-free entry to companies in the National Embodied Intelligence Application Pilot Base ecosystem, and the district plans to use the base to connect teams with local firms and speed industrialization.