China’s National Robot Competition kicks off in Guangdong

A dancing robot shows off its moves during the competition. (People's Daily Online/Hu Weihang)

The 20th National Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition kicked off on Oct. 24 in Foshan, south China’s Guangdong province, attracting almost 1,000 participants from China’s top universities.

The competition, which is also the first China AI Plus Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, was held at the Guangdong (Tanzhou) International Convention and Exhibition Center.

More than 200 teams from universities such as Tsinghua University, Sun Yat-sen University and Harbin Institute of Technology displayed their robots at the competition.