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Xinhua Finance: Robotics Contest Highlights Chongqing District’s Push Into Embodied AI

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National competition in Shapingba District draws more than 100 teams developing robotics technologies for real-world deployment

CHONGQING, China, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A national robotics competition held this month in Chongqing offered a look at China’s efforts to move embodied artificial intelligence out of research laboratories and into commercial use.

The finals of the 11th “Maker in China” SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for Intelligent Biomimetic Robots concluded Sept. 11 in Chongqing’s Shapingba District. The three-day national competition drew more than 100 teams from across China, with projects spanning biomimetic robotics, industrial automation and AI systems designed to perceive and interact with the physical world. 

Alongside the competition, organizers arranged meetings involving companies, universities and research institutions, as well as discussions aimed at technology transfer, financing and local deployment. The event formed part of a national program intended to support innovative SMEs with specialized technologies. Its theme was “Pushing Tech Frontiers, Unleashing Creativity.”

The competition comprised 13 tracks, covering work ranging from foundational research to systems approaching commercial deployment. Teams in the startup category competed in three broad areas: cutting-edge technologies, core enabling technologies and specialized applications. Their projects focused in part on the hardware, software and control systems underpinning the next generation of robots.

Teams in the enterprise category, by contrast, tested systems designed for real-world use in the electric power, healthcare and service sectors. The emphasis was on whether the technologies could perform reliably in operating environments and be scaled for broader deployment.

Many of the entries targeted technical bottlenecks that have limited the wider deployment of robotic systems. Projects included multi-robot coordination and task-scheduling systems for warehouses; assistive exoskeletons for older adults and rehabilitation patients; biomimetic robots for inspecting electric power infrastructure; miniature hummingbird-inspired flapping-wing drones; and robots capable of folding clothing autonomously. Together, the projects illustrated the range of engineering approaches Chinese developers are pursuing as they seek practical applications for embodied AI.

The competition also served as a venue for financing and business-development discussions, and several participating projects announced plans to establish operations in Shapingba. At the closing ceremony, the Shapingba District government signed letters of intent with SIASUN Robot & Automation Co., Ltd. and Chentu Technology, among other companies. ZTE also signed letters of intent with teams from Zhejiang University and Xi’an Jiaotong University.

Shapingba is seeking to establish itself as a center for embodied AI within Chongqing’s broader robotics supply chain. The value of the district’s robotics output rose 233% from a year earlier during the first seven months of 2026, according to local government data.

 

 

 

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How to Achieve Sustainable Power Without Changing Your Existing Backup System

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SCHWABMÜNCHEN, Germany, Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CNTE has deployed a 700kW/1,624kWh battery energy storage system at an industrial facility in Schwabmünchen, Germany, integrating the site’s existing 440kWp solar PV system, 500kW diesel generator and grid connection into a coordinated hybrid energy system.

The project was designed to address several practical challenges at the factory, including limited utilization of surplus solar generation, inefficient low-load diesel operation, high fuel and maintenance costs, and the need to maintain power continuity for production.

CNTE installed 7 STAR-H (100kW/232kWh) liquid-cooled energy storage units, managed through its Energy Management System (EMS). The EMS coordinates PV generation, battery storage, grid power and diesel generation according to site demand, enabling the factory to make more efficient use of its existing energy assets.

One of the key benefits is improved solar self-consumption. Instead of allowing surplus PV generation to go underutilized, the battery stores energy for use when demand rises, helping reduce electricity purchased from the grid. Based on project assumptions, the system could generate approximately €27,000 in potential additional energy-cost savings, alongside approximately 449MWh of annual solar generation.

The battery system also reduces reliance on diesel generation during power interruptions. In a representative two-hour outage scenario, the project estimates that storage could save approximately 254 liters of diesel, equivalent to around €570 in fuel costs. Beyond direct cost savings, the project supports the factory’s broader sustainability objectives by increasing renewable-energy utilization and reducing unnecessary diesel consumption.

The Schwabmünchen project also demonstrates a practical model for industrial facilities that already operate solar and backup-generation assets. By adding battery storage and intelligent energy management, existing infrastructure can deliver greater economic value, improved energy resilience and lower fossil-fuel dependence without requiring a complete redesign of the site’s power system.

About CNTE

CNTE is a global energy storage solution provider invested by CATL, serving utility-scale, commercial and industrial, and residential applications worldwide. The company combines R&D, intelligent manufacturing and localized service to support more efficient, resilient and lower-carbon energy use.

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Huawei Unveils Upgraded Stellar AI Campus Network to Usher in the New Era of AI Campuses

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SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — During HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Huawei unveiled its upgraded Stellar AI Campus Network Solution that stands out with innovations in superfast wireless, full-scope security, and network autonomy, helping enterprises build a superfast, secure AI campus.

“Driven by AI, today’s campuses are evolving into a super agent that can perceive, think, self-heal, and dynamically adapt,” said Leon Wang. “Leveraging our ICT prowess, we, together with global customers and partners, are building ubiquitous AI campuses to bring ‘technology for people’ to life and accelerate digital and intelligent transformation across all industries.”

“The AI era has placed higher demands for campus networks, especially bandwidth capacity, security defense, and O&M efficiency,” said Shawn Zhao. “To address this, Huawei’s upgraded Stellar AI Campus Network Solution offers innovations across superfast wireless, full-scope security, and network autonomy, helping maximize productivity.”

Huawei’s solution delivers enhanced capabilities across three pillars.

Superfast wireless: As multi-agent collaboration gains momentum at enterprise workspaces, Huawei Wi-Fi 7 Advanced introduced intelligent Coordinated Scheduling and Spatial Reuse (iCSSR) technology that delivers twice the networking performance of industry peers. To grow the Wi-Fi+X ecosystem, Huawei also debuted the eCampusLink platform and HiSpaceX appliance, supporting full-element digital campus operations with unified access, spatial modeling, and rapid orchestration.Full-scope security: Huawei’s solution offers asset, connectivity, spatial, and privacy security to enable full-scope security across the digital and physical worlds. Particularly, Huawei’s upgraded Asset Security Solution achieves second-level blocking of terminal behavior anomalies and precise network-security collaborative tracing, ensuring that all assets are fully visible, trustworthy, and controllable.Network autonomy: With the rise of AI, enterprises urgently need to boost their network O&M efficiency. Huawei meets this with its iFlow and distributed real-time simulation technologies to enable pre-event proactive detection, in-event rapid localization, and post-event service verification, thereby delivering real-time visibility into agent experience. Furthermore, Huawei has made upgrades across data, models, and tools to deliver 24/7 AI-powered operations, achieving a 95% troubleshooting accuracy rate and a 90% reduction in MTTR.

Looking ahead, Huawei will continue to innovate and work closely with customers and partners worldwide to build a superfast, secure AI campus for the agentic world.

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Siemba Named a Sample Vendor in Three 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ Reports for the Third Consecutive Year

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ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Siemba, a leading Offensive Security provider announced that it was named a Sample Vendor for Penetration Testing as a Service in three 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ reports: the Hype Cycle for Security Operations, the Hype Cycle for Application Security, and the Hype Cycle for XaaS.

This marks the third consecutive year Siemba has been named in all three Hype Cycle reports, following three reports in 2025 and three in 2024. Siemba believes this reinforces its continued role in shaping the future of offensive security.

In our view, the Gartner Hype Cycle reports provide a perspective on the maturity and adoption of emerging technologies. For cybersecurity and infrastructure decision-makers, they serve as strategic guides for evaluating technology maturity, adoption timelines, and investment priorities. Siemba’s inclusion spans three distinct research agendas:

The 2026 Hype Cycle for Security Operations, which examines the technologies and services that enable the operational defense of digital assets, including the continued growth of CTEM as a priority for security teams.
 The 2026 Hype Cycle for Application Security, which examines how AI transformation, agentic applications, and shifting DevSecOps practices are reshaping enterprise application risk.
 The 2026 Hype Cycle for XaaS, which examines how everything as a service is redefining IT as a utility and platform-driven consumption model.

Our takeaways in all three reports – PTaaS is profiled as delivering automated and human-led testing through a SaaS platform, supporting point-in-time, continuous, and change-driven assessments, and increasingly incorporating external attack surface discovery to expand coverage. The research notes that PTaaS supports Continuous Threat Exposure Management through dynamic scoping, adaptive retesting, and faster mobilization of results, and that it enables continuous or change-based validation earlier in the software development life cycle while delivering findings through a platform that accelerates remediation and collaboration.

“To us, being named a Sample Vendor in all three reports for a third consecutive year reflects the growing enterprise conviction that continuous, platform-driven offensive security is no longer a nice-to-have. It is a strategic imperative,” said Kannan Udayarajan, Founder and CEO of Siemba.

“Our Full Funnel Offensive Security platform is purpose-built for the speed and scale that modern security programs demand. We believe this reflects real momentum in how CISOs are modernizing their offensive security posture, particularly as AI-assisted development expands the attack surface faster than annual testing cycles can cover it.”

Siemba’s AI-driven platform combines External Attack Surface Mapping, AI-native Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), automated vulnerability assessments, and expert-led Penetration Testing as a Service, alongside coverage for emerging AI attack surfaces including MCP servers, agentic AI workflows, and LLM applications. Every fix is automatically retested, with certified engineer sign-off and audit-ready certificates issued through Verified Closure, helping enterprises operationalize CTEM programs at scale.

To learn more or download the 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle reports, visit: https://www.siemba.io/gartner-hype-cycle-2026

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About Siemba

Siemba’s outcome-driven Full Funnel Offensive Security model brings together Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), AI-native Autonomous DAST, Vulnerability Assessments, and External Attack Surface Mapping on one unified AI-driven platform. The platform delivers actionable data and insights enabling visibility, speed, scalability, and efficiency in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM).

Enterprises, global systems integrators, government agencies and growing companies leverage Siemba to establish CTEM programs, map assets, launch and schedule autonomous assessments, conduct expert-led penetration testing, and autonomously gather strategic threat and efficiency insights to maximize Return on Mitigation.

The platform provides one-click security-framework-aligned reports, attack scoring, prioritized findings with suggested remediation actions, and attack proofs of concept. Coverage extends across traditional web, API, and network attack surfaces as well as AI attack surfaces including MCP servers, agentic AI systems, and RAG pipelines. Testing is performed by in-house OSCP, CPENT and CEH certified engineers, and every fix is revalidated through Verified Closure.

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