On July 16, the "Low-altitude + AI" Specialized Track Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project Roadshow Competition, part of the 2026 Hunan (International) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition's Vertical Domain Incubation Competition, was held in Changsha. The event was guided by the Department of Science and Technology of Hunan Province and organized by Hunan Xingxiang Sci-tech Innovation Co., Ltd.

This competition precisely focused on the two strategic emerging industries of "low-altitude economy" and "artificial intelligence," attracting nearly 60 outstanding young innovation and entrepreneurship teams from across the country to actively sign up. After a rigorous screening, 15 high-quality projects ultimately stood out and competed through "roadshows + Q&A" sessions, comprehensively showcasing their technological innovation, team strength, and business blueprints.

The participating projects featured numerous highlights, with some focusing on cutting-edge technologies to demonstrate hard-core capabilities, while others dedicated to serving people's livelihoods and solving practical pain points. The competition invited several senior industry experts to form a judging panel, conducting comprehensive evaluations based on multiple criteria such as technological innovation, team compatibility, and product maturity. Ultimately, the project "Research, Development, and Industrialization of Key Technologies for High-Precision Optoelectronic Remote Sensing" won the first prize, while "3D/4D Physically Generated Data Engine—Enabling Every Robot to Access Unlimited High-Quality Training Data" and the "Precision Air Pollution Control System for Low-Altitude Micro-Scale Areas Driven by Spatio-Temporal Intelligence" were awarded second prizes. The projects "Brain-Computer Intelligent Fusion Operating System," "Aerospace Guardian—Aerospace Assembly and O&M Inspection Equipment," and "Crop Guardian — An Innovative Solution for High-Value Crop Protection Based on Autonomous UAV 'Diagnosis and Treatment'" received third prizes.

The competition also set up several finalist recognition awards. All award-winning and outstanding participating teams are given priority access to the Hunan Provincial College Students Entrepreneurship Investment Fund and are eligible for benefits including rent reductions in industrial parks. A dedicated matchmaking and negotiation zone was set up on-site, where participating industrial enterprises, park operators, and financial institutions engaged in face-to-face in-depth exchanges with participating teams. This initiative aimed to break down information barriers in industry, capital, and policy, thereby achieving a virtuous cycle of attracting talent, promoting innovation, and supporting enterprises through the competition.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn