On December 13, the 2025 First Embodied AI Algorithm Challenge for Unmanned Systems National Offline Finals, hosted by the Chinese Institute of Command and Control and co-organized by Tsinghua University among others, successfully concluded at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. A team from BCU, guided by instructors Mr.Zhou Bo and Ms.Chen Na from the School of Information Technology, and composed of graduate students Huang Jiajian, Tao Jingjing, and Shen Wei from the Electronic Information (Computer Technology) major, along with undergraduate students Liang Haoran and Liu Meng’en from the Artificial Intelligence major, competed fiercely over four days. With the outstanding achievement of ranking first in the robotic arm track, the team was awarded the national first prize.
As the first national algorithmic competition in the field of embodied AI, this event featured high standards and intense competition, attracting hundreds of teams from over a hundred universities, research institutes, and leading enterprises across the country. The robotic arm track, focusing on core technologies such as robot perception and path planning, was one of the key competitive arenas.
During the preparation period, the BCU team arrived at the competition venue ahead of time. Faced with an unfamiliar environment and demanding debugging requirements, the team members collaborated effectively, immersing themselves in the equipment area. They worked overnight to optimize algorithmic models and calibrate the robotic arm's grasping accuracy, meticulously refining technical details with a rigorous attitude to solidify the foundation for the finals.
In the finals, the intelligent algorithm designed by the team demonstrated its strengths. The robotic arm smoothly completed the entire task sequence—including target identification, grasping, and placement—under tests of real-time performance and precision. Its core metrics stood out, earning unanimous recognition from the judges and ultimately securing the top position with a significant advantage.
This award is a vivid demonstration of the School of Information Technology’s educational philosophy of integrating science and education. In recent years, the school has focused on cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence and robotics. By establishing high-level competition platforms and strengthening practical teaching, it has been dedicated to cultivating students' innovation and engineering capabilities. This honor not only affirms the professional competence of the participating students but also highlights the solid achievements of the school’s discipline development and talent cultivation.
In the future, both the university and the school will take this award as an opportunity to further deepen education and teaching reforms, promote the deep integration of cutting-edge technology with teaching and research, and inspire more students to engage in technological innovation, contributing the strength of BCU to the development of China’s intelligent industry.
