From November 1 to 3, 2024, the China Robotics Competition and RoboCup China Open were held in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Two School of Computer and Control Engineering teams at Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) performed outstandingly in the Agricultural Robot Water-Saving Irrigation Project finals. They won the First Prize (Champion) and a Second Prize in this category, marking a historic breakthrough for NEFU.
The competition, organized by the Chinese Association of Automation and the Xi’an Municipal Government, featured 21 significant categories and attracted over 3,000 participants from over 300 universities. Notable institutions such as Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Zhejiang University, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology, the National University of Defense Technology, and Northwestern Polytechnical University were among the competitors.
The China Robot Competition and RoboCup China Open is a significant 2023 National College Student Competition Analysis Report event. This competition is vital in promoting technological innovation, developing engineering skills, enhancing teamwork, and fostering an entrepreneurial spirit. It showcases today’s university students’ creativity and collaborative abilities while driving advancements in robotics technology and related industries. The event has nurtured a new generation of tech-savvy talent—innovative, hands-on, team-oriented, and resilient individuals.
Preparation for the competition spanned an entire year. Guided by dedicated mentors, the participating teams worked tirelessly to overcome numerous technical challenges. Through relentless effort and precision, they refined their projects and ultimately achieved outstanding results, significantly contributing to NEFU’s efforts in cultivating top-tier undergraduate talent.
For years, the School of Computer and Control Engineering at NEFU has prioritized competitions as a cornerstone of its educational approach, promoting the “Learn through Competition” and “Teach through Competition” models. The school has established a structured training mechanism emphasizing progression, guidance, foundational strengthening, and efficiency improvement. This approach has dramatically enhanced undergraduate students’ engineering practices, teamwork, and innovation capabilities, aligning education with real-world demands and fostering excellence.
