The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Embodied Intelligence Robotics Competition was held from 20 to 24 October 2026 in Meizhou, Guangdong Province. Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Ren Xiaolei from the School of Computer Science and Engineering, a team consisting of Sang Ziyan, a master’s student from the Faculty of Innovation Engineering, and Peng Zhenbin, an undergraduate student from the Faculty of Chinese Medicine, participated in the competition. The team stood out among the 76 competing teams in the Drone Red-Blue Challenge and won the Gold Award, fully demonstrating the outstanding practical ability, technical competence, and team spirit of MUST students.
Sang Ziyan (left) and Peng Zhenbin (right)
The competition was held under the guidance of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security. It was jointly organised by the Guangdong Robotics Association and Guangdong Tourism Holdings Sports Industry Co., Ltd., with the Lingnan National Defense Education Base serving as the host. With a focus on human-machine integration, the event assessed teams' drone operation skills, adaptability to different scenarios and collaboration, linking technology with practical tasks.
Gold Award certificate for Sang Ziyan and Peng Zhenbin in the Drone Red-Blue Challenge
The “Drone Red-Blue Challenge” featured an integrated practical assessment requiring participants to pilot a drone equipped with a payload attachment system through five consecutive tasks in a single flight within 10 minutes: Precision Obstacle Traversal, Fireline Rescue, Precision Payload Drop, Capture the Flag and Precision Landing. The MUST team demonstrated solid technical skills and composed on-site adaptability during the competition, successfully completing the full set of tasks and achieving a high score of 92 points to claim the Gold Award.
The team stated that participating in the competition was a valuable practical test. It not only deepened their understanding of real-world drone application scenarios and safe operation standards, but also provided rich experience for future professional learning and technical exploration. The award reflects MUST students' enthusiasm for technology competitions and their willingness to take on challenges. By taking part in a comprehensive practical competition, the students applied their knowledge, broadened their technical perspectives and deepened their understanding of drone applications and safe operating practices, gaining experience to support their future studies and practical exploration.
