Grand Opening | Tianjin Vice Mayor Zhang Ling attended the opening ceremony of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Robot World Cup Tianjin International Invitational

On June 22, 2024, as one of the important events of the 2024 World Intelligent Industry Expo, the 2024 Asia-Pacific Robot World Cup Tianjin International Invitational (referred to as "Asia-Pacific Robot Tianjin Competition") was grandly opened at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin). More than 700 special guests, field experts and contestants from 8 countries and regions including Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Canada, China and Hong Kong, China witnessed the event. 270 participating teams from elementary school to university competed on the same stage in Tianjin to jointly create the top event of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Robot World Cup in China.

 

Opening Ceremony Site	ExcellentHu Chuxiong, Deputy Director of Academic Affairs of Tsinghua University, presided over the opening ceremony

 

Zhang Ling, vice mayor of Tianjin, Yang Hao, deputy secretary of Jinnan District Committee and head of Jinnan District, Hu Chuxiong, deputy director of academic Affairs Office of Tsinghua University, Professor Zhou Changjiu, chairman of RCAP Asia Pacific Robot World Cup International Council and vice chairman of RoboCup Robot World Cup International Federation, Professor Jackrit of RoboCup Robot World Cup International Federation, chairman of RoboCup South Korea Committee, Ren Liwei, executive secretary general of World Intelligent Industry Expo Organizing Committee, Zhao Lian Yu, secretary-General of the Robot Competition Working Committee of the Chinese Society of Automation, Professor Wang Jingchuan of Shanghai Jiaotong University, He Yongyong, Executive Vice Dean of Tsinghua University Tianjin High-end Equipment Research Institute ("Tsinghua Tianjin Equipment Institute"), Chairman of the Competition, Director of the Experimental Center of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Tsinghua University Liu Li and other relevant leaders. hu chuxiong presided over the opening ceremony.

 

Competition Chairman Liu Li introduced guests

 

In her speech at the opening ceremony, Zhang Ling pointed out that the whole city of Tianjin is thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Jinping's inspection of Tianjin's important speech, and insisting on scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation together. Robot technology and industry is an important symbol to measure a country's scientific and technological innovation and high-end manufacturing level. The high-end equipment industry chain is one of the 12 key industrial chains in Tianjin, and the robot industry is the key development field of the high-end equipment industry chain. This invitational competition brings together top talents, experts and projects in the field of AI, robotics and automation industry at home and abroad, and is a grand event in the field of robot artificial intelligence. Participating experts and team members are involved in the field covering the entire chain of the robotics industry. I hope that everyone will meet friends in the competition, deepen exchanges, and jointly write a new chapter in high-quality development.

 

Zhang Ling, Vice Mayor of Tianjin, delivered a speech

 

In his speech, Yang Hao said that Jinnan District is committed to promoting more scientific and technological achievements from "laboratory" to "production line", promoting the deep integration of digital economy and real economy, and promoting the high-end, intelligent and green development of manufacturing industry. The Asia-Pacific Robot Tianjin Competition is a competition representing the highest level of robotics in the Asia-Pacific region. It has attracted many artificial intelligence talents at home and abroad to gather in Tianjin. It will present a high-tech and highly ornamental artificial intelligence visual feast for global technology enthusiasts. The continued holding of the event will strongly promote the new industrial productivity and the innovative development of the intelligent technology industry.

 

Yang Hao, Deputy Secretary of Jinnan District Committee and District Mayor, delivered a speech

 

He Yongyong said in his speech that Tsinghua Tianjin Equipment Institute, as the main organizer of the Asia-Pacific Robot Tianjin Competition, has successfully held four events. The increasingly international, hierarchical, and diversified content of the competition will further deepen school-enterprise cooperation, promote scientific and technological exchanges, and promote resource sharing, which will contribute to the construction of a new pattern of "intelligence, high-end, specialization, and effectiveness" in the robotics industry. Play a helping role. 2024 is the tenth anniversary of the establishment of Tsinghua Tianjin Equipment Institute. He sincerely invites domestic and foreign intelligent equipment manufacturing companies, universities, scientific research institutes, experts and scholars to jointly carry out project cooperation with Tsinghua Tianjin Equipment Institute, strengthen coordination and linkage, and jointly promote robotics and artificial intelligence. The industry is booming.

 

Speech by He Yongyong, Executive Vice President of Tsinghua Tianjin Equipment Institute

 

Subsequently, Wang Jingchuan, Professor Jackrit from Thailand, and Professor Zhou Changjiu from Singapore delivered speeches respectively, thanking Tianjin and the district government for their strong support. While congratulating the smooth opening of the competition, they cheered for all the participating players. Participating team members, referee representatives, and volunteer representatives took the stage to speak and make solemn promises.

 

RCAP Asia-Pacific Robot World Cup International Council Chairman Changjiu Zhou speech

 

In the start-up session, Zhang Ling, Yang Hao, He Yongyong, Wang Jingchuan, Changjiu Zhou, and Jackrit Suthakorn jointly took the stage and pressed the start-up device. The 2024 Asia-Pacific Robot World Cup Tianjin International Invitational Tournament officially kicked off.

 

  

　　　 Launching Ceremony                                                                                 Vice Mayor Zhang Ling Stadium Tour

 

This competition is not only attended by students from Tsinghua University, Shanghai University, Southeast University, Beijing University of Information Science and Technology, Shenzhen University of Technology and many other well-known universities, but also participating teams from Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other countries. Competition. Tianjin University of Technology, Yaohua Middle School, Wanquan Primary School, National Games Village Primary School and many other Tianjin universities and primary schools actively participated in the competition, competing fiercely in a number of projects, showing the innovative consciousness of young people at home and abroad, and offering a wonderful robot technology feast for the audience.

 

  

CoSpace Intelligent Search and Rescue | Human-like Group Large Humanoid Competition Site

 

The future science and technology intelligent experience exhibition area of the new CoSpace and UAV events in the 2024 competition will immerse the audience into the future world of advanced robots through a series of experience activities. In the Tianjin Urban Mission Challenge, the UAV will take off on the Ferris wheel, a landmark building in Tianjin, according to the theme task, and pass through the famous scenic spots in Tianjin in turn, and complete the challenge task in different locations.

As the hot highlights of this competition, the aerial dexterous robot challenge and the home service robot competition represent the highest level of technology in the field of colleges and universities. For the first time, the large humanoid group of humanoid group was introduced in the competition, and the large humanoid robot competition and humanoid robot technology demonstration were set up. Two large humanoid group teams from Tsinghua University were the highlight teams of the competition.

 

  

Drone Challenge

 

The Asia-Pacific Robot World Cup Tianjin International Invitational Tournament has been successfully held for four times. With the strong support of the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and the Jinnan District Government, it has flourished and innovated continuously, and has become a well-known event in the field of robotics in Tianjin. The Asia-Pacific Robot Tianjin Competition has created a platform for high-end talent gathering and technology exchange in the field of artificial intelligence. It is a window for international technology and industrial application exchanges, and has gradually become a template for the world's robot and artificial intelligence education, scientific research and industrial ecological chain. Tianjin has a complete industrial chain and rich application scenarios, and attaches great importance to the development of artificial intelligence industry and low-altitude economy. It is believed that the successful holding of the competition will further promote the docking of Tianjin artificial intelligence and robot technology with the world, sustainable development and a new level.

 

  

RCAP CoSpace Challenge | Smart Logistics

 

Also participating in the opening ceremony were the heads of the Municipal Education Commission, the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the Municipal Association for Science and Technology, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and the Municipal Big Data Bureau; the person in charge of the Management Committee of the Maritime Education Park, the Jinnan District Committee Office, the District Government Office, The person in charge of the internal departments of the District Science and Technology Bureau, the District Industry and Information Bureau, and the Maritime Education Park Management Committee; contestants, referee representatives, media reporters, etc.

 

  

Competition scene

 

 

Report by the Enterprise Publicity Office of the Hospital Affairs Department

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