Hangzhou AI competition tests underwater robot autonomy
Teams were required to guide self-developed underwater robots through a full sequence of search, positioning, retrieval and return tasks across the lake’s thousand-acre natural water area.
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Tianjin startup robot team wins Hangzhou embodied AI competition
Galileo’s “Tiejia Tianbao,” or Iron Leopard, team outperformed rivals with its self-developed quadruped robots, excelling in mobility, motion control and all-terrain obstacle crossing.
Alibaba DAMO Academy joins Hangzhou embodied AI pilot base
Under the agreement, the two sides will jointly develop infrastructure spanning data centers, AI model services and computing platforms.
Hangzhou launches first national pilot base for embodied AI applications
The launch comes as embodied AI startups face mounting bottlenecks around fragmented computing resources, limited access to training data and a lack of standardized testing environments.
Rokid secures new strategic investment as AI glasses race heats up
The partnership will combine Rokid’s AR and AI hardware ecosystem with Seichitech’s expertise in Micro LED inspection technology.
Geely says assisted driving mileage more than tripled over past year
The company said the data reflects how intelligent driving systems are increasingly becoming standard features for everyday commuting rather than experimental add-ons.
Gallery: Inside Hangzhou’s real-world robot competition for Embodied AI
This year’s competition focuses on industrial, service and special-use applications, with all tasks derived from practical pain points identified by leading companies rather than abstract benchmarks.
KeenCool closes Series B round as AI boom drives liquid cooling demand
KeenCool said its immersion cooling systems can reduce data center power usage effectiveness, or PUE, to below 1.08, cutting overall energy consumption by nearly 40%.
Geely deploys methanol-powered driverless tractor in NE China breadbasket
The methanol-powered system is also positioned as an alternative to battery-only agricultural machinery in northern China’s cold climate.
Shaoxing breaks ground on low-altitude economy R&D hub
The sector aims to reach an annual output of 8 billion yuan by 2027, with 30 takeoff and landing sites, 40 drone routes, and low-altitude flight hours climbing from 5,000 to 75,000 annually.