From October 26 to 27, 2017, the first China Agricultural Robot Contest was held at Wuhan International Expo Center in Hubei Province and the "Chexingyixia" Team of China Agricultural University's Engineering College won the Grand Prize.
The competition was sponsored by the National Engineering Graduate Degree Education Steering Committee, China Agricultural Machinery Circulation Association, China Agricultural Machinery Industry Association and China Agricultural Mechanization Association; the national agricultural engineering field postgraduate education collaboration group, China Agricultural University Engineering College; China Agricultural Machinery Institute, China Agricultural Engineering Society co-sponsor.
The theme of the contest was 'bale pick up and transfer robot'. There are 31 teams in 16 colleges and universities throughout the country, with nearly 200 entries.
On the morning of October 27, the contest was held at the opening ceremony and was chaired by Liu Xian, president of China Agricultural Mechanization Association. Professor Luo Xiwen, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, chairman of Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Ren Luquan of Jilin University, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Vice Chairman of Agricultural Machinery Society, researcher Chen Xuegeng of Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, deputy director of National Engineering Graduate Education Steering Committee Zhang Shulin, president of China Agricultural Machinery Circulation Association Mao Hong researcher, vice president of China Academy of Agricultural Mechanization, vice president of China Agricultural Engineering Society He is the founder of the Board of the Party Committee and Ning Xuegui, deputy secretary general of China Agricultural Machinery Industry Association, as well as experts and professors, research institutes and enterprises, news media and participating teachers and students attended the opening ceremony.
Zhang Shulin Representative Organizers delivered an opening speech.He said that the contest closely linked to national development strategies, bringing together universities, industry resources advantages, focusing on manufacturing 2025-intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment, and the annual session of the China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition integration Is a permanent stationed science and technology innovation activity, and also emphasized that innovation and entrepreneurship are the permanent motive force for social development and progress and the main theme of the era of youth meritorious service.
Chen Zhi, president of China Agricultural Machinery Industry Association, Wang Maohua, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhao Bin, officer of UN Food and Agriculture Organization, officials from UN Asia-Pacific Center for Agricultural Mechanization Sustainable Development and industry experts from all over the world came to the competition site to interact with the participants. More than 1,000 people went to the scene to observe.
At the closing ceremony, Academician Luo Xiyin emphasized that this competition is a great review of postgraduate education and education and teaching in the field of agricultural mechanization and equipment-related engineering as well as a concentrated demonstration of postgraduate education reform and innovation. Innovating culture and educating and innovating talents. It plays an important exemplary role in practically strengthening the strategic cooperation between higher education institutions and industrial enterprises, jointly building a platform for cultivating innovative talents, and improving the innovation and practice of co-cultivation mechanisms for industry, enterprises and social cooperative talents.
After a fierce competition, China Agricultural University College team won a Grand Prix, a first prize 2, second prize 3, third prize 1. It is reported that the competition also with the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) agriculture Robot Competition, the top prize winning team will be funded to participate in the 2018 US ASABE Agricultural Robot Competition.