Hubei Daily News (Reporter Xiao Liqiong, Correspondent Li Qinxue, Intern Jiang Jiaying, Li Mingkai): The robotic arm accurately glides across the workbench, and the digital twin interface synchronously jumps with real-time data‐ — On August 24th, the National Finals of the Industrial Collaborative Robot and Digital Twin Technology Innovation Application Competition of the 2026 China University Students' Mechanical Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition kicked off at the Wuchang Campus of Hubei University. Nearly 200 teams from over 100 universities across the country gathered in Jiangcheng to engage in a peak showdown in the field of intelligent manufacturing in this national level competition. On the field, 37 domestically produced industrial collaborative robots are neatly arranged, becoming the toughest support for the competition; — They are all provided by Wuhan Huazhong CNC Co., Ltd.

This competition aims to; Empowering with digital intelligence and promoting collaborative innovation; Set up three major task modules for the theme, including 3D visual recognition debugging, digital twin simulation, sorting automation, and virtual real linkage, to comprehensively assess core skills such as robot programming, PLC programming, and intelligent vision applications. As a technical support unit for the competition, Huazhong CNC has equipped the training venue of Hubei University with industrial collaborative robots and digital twin platforms, providing technical support throughout the entire process.

“ The programming logic of domestic equipment is more in line with students' usage habits. ” Shen Yang Urban Construction College's leading teacher, Shang Hao, told reporters that the school is equipped with both imported equipment and domestically produced CNC equipment from Huazhong. The difficulty of the entry-level stage is similar, but the deeper the development, the more prominent the advantages of domestically produced equipment become: the Chinese interface and teaching pendant lower the understanding threshold, the programming logic is more in line with the usage habits of domestic industries, and the adaptability to subsequent production scenarios is also stronger. In his opinion, such comprehensive competitions relying on domestic technology have just filled the gap in classroom teaching; — Enable students to break away from single knowledge point training and face the challenges of multi device integration in real enterprise production.

The running domestic robots are backed by the industry education integration that has been deeply cultivated by Huazhong CNC and Hubei University for many years. In 2024, the School of Intelligent Manufacturing at Hubei University will be established, and Huazhong CNC will be equipped with full chain training equipment such as CNC machine tools, industrial robots, and intelligent manufacturing production lines. A modern laboratory cluster covering intelligent production line training centers, industrial robot laboratories, etc. will be built; In 2025, both parties will sign a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build an innovation ecosystem around four major directions: industry education integration, technological breakthroughs, and talent cultivation; The cooperation between the two parties has evolved from a single device supply to a comprehensive system of platform co construction, course co construction, event co construction, and talent co education, forming a comprehensive system from '; Classroom” To“ The competition venue; Moving on to“ Production line; The closed loop of talent cultivation.

As a leading enterprise in the field of domestic CNC systems and industrial robots, Huazhong CNC has been deeply involved in engineering education for 30 years. It has jointly established training bases with more than 3000 universities across the country and supports more than 30 competitions at all levels and types annually. The landing of this national level competition in Hubei is not only a concentrated showcase of the strength of domestic industrial equipment, but also an integration of industry and education; Hubei Model; Vivid practice.