Humanoid Robot Challenge in Ma'anshan Scheduled for Dec 4
Overview
The humanoid robot and embodied AI real-world training challenge, co-hosted by the Ma'anshan Municipal Government and others, will hold its test phase from November 16 to December 3 and the main competition from December 4 to 6 in Ma'anshan. Featuring 13 events across logistics, manufacturing, and service scenarios, the event aims to validate technology maturity in real industrial environments through practical tasks like sorting, assembly, and cleaning.
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Reported quantity · Reported duration: 500000 hours · Basis not reported
“马鞍山市委常委、常务副市长易茂林发言 易茂林表示，马鞍山拥有初具规模的产业集群，全市人工智能、机器人产业链企业超100家，获批建设安徽省人工智能视觉大模型未来产业先导区，力争在“十五五”期间将人工智能、机器人产业打造成百亿级战略性产业集群；拥有强大高效的算力底座，已建成马鞍山具身机器人创新中心，形成每年50万小时高质量真机数据供给能力，已上线算力规模超1600P，构建了高质量算力供给体系；拥有丰富多元的应用场景，已梳理出190余个具备推广价值的机器人应用示范场景，覆盖工业制造、物流配送、生活服务、公共安全等7个领域。”
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Environment: controlled real
“这场赛事打破常规的实验室测试，直接将“考场”搬进生产生活的真实场景，以实景实训推动人形机器人从“秀场”加速迈向“应用场”。”
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Reported quantity · robot data hours: 500000 hours · Basis not reported
“易茂林介绍，当地已梳理190余个具有推广价值的机器人应用示范场景，覆盖工业制造、物流配送、生活服务、公共安全等领域，具身机器人创新中心已形成每年50万小时高质量真机数据的供给体系。”
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