# Xinhua Finance: Robotics Contest Highlights Chongqing District's Push Into Embodied AI

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- Published: 2026-09-19T09:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

**_National competition in Shapingba District draws more than 100 teams developing
robotics technologies for real-world deployment_

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

The finals of the 11^(th) "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. 

 [⌊An Autonomous Clothes-Folding Robot⌉](https://mmx.prnasia.com/media/MS1990799/20260917091310EDT_image_1.jpg?id=OA2955682&p=medium600)

An Autonomous Clothes-Folding Robot

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

 

 

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