XCMG AI Contest Draws 2,750 Teams; 10 Project Deals Signed
XUZHOU, China – November 06, 2026 -- More than 2,750 teams from over 20 countries and regions registered for the 15th China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition's "AI + Construction Machinery" Division, which XCMG co-organized and which concluded in Xuzhou on Oct. 30. Agreements covering six Open Challenge projects and four commercialization projects were signed at the closing event.
106 of 1,600 submitted projects reached the finals
The competition received over 1,600 project submissions. After preliminary and semifinal rounds, 106 projects advanced to the finals. International teams won awards in both the Customer Co-Creation and Professional Contest tracks. The Torch High Technology Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology hosted the event together with other government and industry organizations.