The 3rd "Huichuan Cup" Finals and College Students' Intelligent Equipment Innovation Exhibition have come to a successful conclusion!

On August 9, 2026, the final of the 3rd "Huichuan Cup" National Intelligent Automation Innovation Competition and the exhibition of innovative works of college students' intelligent equipment (high-end technology instruments) came to an end at the Suzhou Bay Center Square in Wuzhong District, Suzhou City. This competition attracts the whole country512所高校of3112 teamsActive registration, ultimately262 teamsAdvance to the national finals and compete in five major categories: "Industrial Research and Development", "Innovative Development", "Digital Twin", "Industrial Automation", and "AI Vision". Finally,19 gold medalsTeam39 silver medalsTeam173 bronze medalsThe team stands out. As an event in the field of intelligent manufacturing, the "Huichuan Cup" serves as a bridge for university students from the classroom to industry practice, continuously injecting new momentum into the construction of the intelligent manufacturing talent pool.

　　Opening Ceremony: Dreams set sail, igniting the entire venue

At the opening ceremony, the attending guests delivered speeches, fully affirming the benchmark role of the "Huichuan Cup" in deepening the integration of industry and education and discovering young technical talents. With the deepening of new industrialization, accelerating the development of new quality productivity has become an urgent task, and the thickness of talent determines the height of technological breakthroughs. The "Huichuan Cup" competition has opened up a channel for talent docking between schools and enterprises, allowing students to hone their ability to solve practical problems in real competitive scenarios and grow into the composite talents urgently needed by the industry.

Xu Dan, Deputy District Mayor of Wuzhong District People's Government in Suzhou City, said:

While promoting the transformation and upgrading of Chinese manufacturing and high-quality development through technological innovation, Huichuan actively responds to the Party and the country's strategy of building a strong talent country. Through the establishment of an industrial talent ecological alliance, the holding of the "Huichuan Cup" competition, and the joint construction of industrial colleges by schools and enterprises, Huichuan has explored the deep integration of education, technology, and talent with numerous universities and ecological enterprise systems, and built an open and win-win industrial talent ecology.

　　Chen Qijun, a director of the Chinese Society of Automation and a professor at Tongji University, said:

Learn to continuously build a "talent overpass" that connects academia and industry, and provide a valuable platform for young students to test their true knowledge and hone their abilities through innovative competitions such as the "Huichuan Cup" that are close to practical experience.

Liu Dongxu, President of Huichuan Technology Industrial Automation (China), said:

Holding the "Huichuan Cup" is a concrete action taken by Huichuan to respond to national strategies and fulfill corporate responsibilities. We hope to connect the cutting-edge technological needs of the industry, real engineering scenarios, and the innovative vitality of universities through the competition, and reserve more young forces with systematic thinking who can solve practical problems for national intelligent manufacturing.

Hua Changchun, Chairman of the Competition Arbitration Committee and Vice President of Yanshan University

Chang'an UniversityRobotYan Maode, Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of the School of embodied intelligence

With the colorful flying cloth merging into a complete picture, Mr. Liu Dongxu announced the start of the finals, and the slogan "Gathering Love, Driving the Future" echoed throughout the venue, officially kicking off the competition.

Intelligent Manufacturing Challenge: Five Major Competitions

This competition has added a new industry research and development track, selecting real technical problems from enterprises such as Huichuan Technology, Huichuan United Power, Huagong Technology, and Kunshan Sanzhida on the production line for students to answer, opening up the channel between campus theory and industrial demand, exercising students' engineering ability to solve the bottleneck problem of industrial upgrading, and reserving practical young talents for key technology breakthroughs in the manufacturing industry.

This competition is held simultaneouslyAdd digital twin eventConduct a competition around virtual real mapping, simulation modeling, and virtual debugging to assess contestants' ability to build industrial digital scenes. Digital twin technology can reduce the economic costs and safety risks of building and debugging production lines, improve production line design efficiency, and has been applied in industries such as aerospace, military, automotive, lithium battery, and engineering machinery. The track is in line with the trend of digital transformation in the manufacturing industry, relying on Huichuan Technology's self-developed simulation software to conduct practical training and provide local technical talents proficient in digital twins for the industry.

　　Innovation and development trackEncourage contestants to unleash their creativity and independently complete the design and development of digital products and solutions around topics such as intelligent equipment solution research and development, InoCube FOS digital production line design, and new intelligent terminal research and development, creating intelligent manufacturing solutions that are both technically feasible and have practical value. On site, the "College Student Intelligent Equipment (High end Technology Instruments) Innovation Exhibition" comprehensively showcased the innovative works of participating teams, including intelligent automation equipment/units, intelligent automation solutions, digital production line solutions, intelligent service robots, intelligent industrial robots, intelligent special operation robots, intelligent wearables, etc.

　　Industrial Automation CompetitionFocusing on practical applications of industrial control systems, comprehensively testing the professional skills of participants in building, debugging, and troubleshooting complete sets of industrial control equipment. This competition has introduced a new flexible training production line for lithium battery modules, which exercises students' abilities in process disassembly, programming debugging, team collaboration, and more.

　　AI Vision CompetitionAim at the direction of industrial machine vision, complete the training of detection models and the deployment of a complete set of software and hardware solutions, and compete around industrial detection, image recognition, and other aspects. This year's competition introduces typical scenarios in pharmaceutical production packaging, testing students' optical scheme design ability, hands-on ability, and AI deep learning ability.

During the competition, the contestants demonstrated a solid theoretical foundation and excellent on-site adaptability, with each step reflecting the young engineers' ultimate pursuit of technical details. The expert review team is composed of senior experts from universities such as Harbin Institute of Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, as well as enterprises such as Huichuan Technology, Huagong Technology, and Kunshan Sanzhida. The judging team conducts comprehensive evaluations from dimensions such as technological innovation, engineering completion, and on-site performance, and engages in in-depth technical exchanges with the contestants, making the competition a high-level industry dialogue platform.

　　Integration of Industry and Education: Multidimensional Ecological Empowerment

The value of the "Huichuan Cup" lies not only in competition, but also in creating a platform around the eventTechnology experience+talent docking+industry awarenessThe three in one supporting system provides participating teachers and students with a comprehensive growth experience.

In terms of technical experience, multiple sets of venues are set upTechnical demonstration deviceCovering cutting-edge industries such as digital solutions, new energy power systems, and wireless high-precision synchronous operation and control. Participating teachers and students can intuitively experience the practical application of intelligent manufacturing technology through interaction, achieving an upgrade from textbook knowledge to on-site perception.

At the level of talent docking,Talent MarketandHuichuan Technology 2027th Campus Recruitment Lecture SessionSynchronized opening. Students can have face-to-face communication with the recruitment managers of enterprises to gain a clear understanding of the talent cultivation system and career development path of the enterprise, and to see their own future growth direction. Event incarnation precise dual selection platform, on-site distribution50 direct interview cardsEnable efficient integration between talents and enterprises.

At the level of industry awareness, the competition is specifically set upHuichuan Technology Industrial Control MuseumVisiting activities. Participating teachers, students, and guests gained a deeper understanding of the development process and technological iteration of the industrial control industry through visits, experiencing the R&D accumulation and industry mission of Huichuan Technology, and gaining a more concrete understanding of the future of the industry.

These carefully designed interactive activities have enabled the "Huichuan Cup" to surpass the traditional one-way output mode of sports events and become a platform for enterprises and students to understand and deeply connect in both directions. Many participating students expressed that not only did they test their professional abilities here, but they also gained a clearer understanding of the possibilities for career development.

　　Crown coronation: dual rewards of honor and opportunity

With the end of the competition, this competition about technology, growth, and dreams also ushered in a moment of honor. At the closing award ceremony, the attending guests highly praised the engineering literacy and innovation ability demonstrated by the contestants in their speeches, hoping that the competition will continue to play a bridging role, allowing more young students to find the right direction and accelerate their growth in the competition.

Li Enze, President of Huichuan Technology Ecological Strategy Development Department, said:

The "Huichuan Cup" competition will continue to uphold the concept of "promoting learning, innovation, integration, and construction through competitions", continuously optimize the competition settings, deepen the integration of industry and education, select and cultivate more automation, digitalization, and intelligence talents in the industrial field for the country, and contribute greater strength to promoting the high-quality development of China's intelligent automation industry.

Subsequently, each award was presented one by one, and the awards for outstanding organizational units and outstanding organizational units were announced one after another, commending the solid work of each university in event organization and talent cultivation.

The national gold and silver medal teams in the five major events will take the stage one by one to receive trophies, medals, and event bonuses, and harvest glorious moments belonging to the team; Simultaneously present exclusive commemorative trophies to outstanding news officers on site.

At the closing ceremony, the torch relay ceremony was completed by outstanding contestants from the previous competition who have now joined Huichuan Technology. This torch carries the technological torch that has been passed down from generation to generation in the industrial control industry, embodying the original intention of generations of practitioners to deeply cultivate intelligent manufacturing and continuous innovation.

　　Embark on a new journey: Love never stops

The final of the third "Huichuan Cup" competition has come to a successful conclusion, but this journey about love, dreams, and innovation is not over. Here, we see the rise of new forces in China's automation field and the infinite possibilities of industry education integration. Huichuan Technology will continue to work with partners from all walks of life, with the belief of "gathering passion and driving the future", to cultivate more high-quality technical talents for the industry and jointly write a new chapter in intelligent manufacturing. Let's make an appointment for the next "Huichuan Cup" and create brilliance again!

The competition was fully supported by the the Taihu Lake New Town Management Committee of Wuzhong District, Suzhou, and the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology of Wuzhong District, Suzhou, which provided strong support for the subsequent incubation of outstanding student works and made the path of youth innovation achievements from the arena to industry more smooth.