The 15th China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition has opened registration for its “AI + Construction Machinery” division, running from August 13 to September 15, with project submissions due by September 25 (Beijing Time). Co-organized by XCMG, a leading Chinese construction machinery manufacturer, the competition focuses on advancing intelligent and green technologies for the industry under the theme “Green Intelligence for a Better World.”
The competition serves as a platform to accelerate the transition of lab-based technologies to real-world construction sites, fostering collaboration among universities, research institutions, global customers, supply chain partners, and technology companies. It features three tracks: Professional Contest, Customer Co-Creation, and Open Challenge.
Professional Contest and Customer Co-Creation Tracks
The Professional Contest track is divided into an Enterprise Group for unlisted companies and a Team Group. It invites AI-driven solutions across three dimensions: AI + Product, covering innovative complete-machine configurations, humanoid intelligent architectures, and new-energy digital-intelligent hardware ecosystems; AI + Worksite Scenarios, focusing on autonomous operations, multi-machine coordination, and energy-replenishment models for mining, earthmoving, and agriculture; and AI + Operations, which includes AI agents for requirements analysis, document generation, and customer interaction.
The Customer Co-Creation track seeks practical solutions to frontline operational challenges in mining, earthmoving, and agriculture, addressing equipment packages, full-lifecycle operation and maintenance, intelligent assistance, and unmanned operations.
Open Challenge and Technical Targets
The Open Challenge track presents three technical challenges with specific performance targets: Autonomous Excavation under Complex Material Conditions, requiring a task success rate of at least 95%; Multi-Sensor Fusion Perception in High-Dust Environments, with recognition accuracy of at least 97%; and Battery State-of-Health assessment under heavy-duty operating conditions, with an SOH estimation error of no more than 3%.
The competition is hosted by the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Industry and Information Technology Department of Jiangsu, the Jiangsu Education Department, the Xuzhou Municipal People’s Government, the China Machinery Industry Federation, and the China Construction Machinery Association. XCMG is among the organizers.
Support and Registration
Participating projects will receive support in commercialization, capital, talent attraction, and sustained incubation, helping them move from the competition arena to the marketplace. Registration is open through September 15, with project submissions due by September 25 (Beijing Time). Interested parties can register via the China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition website or XCMG’s website.
