From August 18 to 20, the 17th Digital Design Dimensions Show “HNC Cup” Industrial Collaborative Robot and Digital Twin Technology Innovation Application Special Track Finals, along with the 16th Anniversary Elite League “Longding Award” Ceremony, successfully concluded at Beihang University in Beijing. The event was organized by the National Center for Manufacturing Informatization Training, Beihang University, the National 3D Technology Promotion and Education Training Alliance, and the Beijing Guanghua Design Development Foundation, with the Beihang University Engineering Training Center as the host.
The “SoftTech for Future” student innovation team from the School of Software Engineering (SSE), known as Galaxy Baseball Heroes, won a National First Prize.
Let’s take a closer look at this outstanding award-winning team:
Team Name:Galaxy Baseball Heroes
Advisors:Li Pingping, Wang Xianglin (Engineering Practice Innovation Center)
Team Members:
Zhang Jiatian (School of Software Engineering)
Sui Ziang (School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation)
Zhang Beishang (School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation)
Project Description:
The team overcame numerous challenges in gripper design, auxiliary mechanism adaptability, robot programming and position calibration, PLC and vision module integration, as well as the synchronization of digital twins and virtual-real coordination. By analyzing data from various beverage bottle caps and bodies, the team optimized the gripper’s size and structure, designed an auxiliary mechanism for easier bottle opening, and continuously trained through iterative testing to enhance team coordination and efficiency. Ultimately, they achieved both speed and quality in robotic bottle opening. What began with a gripper incapable of completing the task smoothly evolved into a fully optimized solution, demonstrating a remarkable breakthrough from scratch.
The Digital Design Dimensions Showis a large-scale public welfare competition developed under the backdrop of China’s innovation-driven development strategy and the integration of the real and digital economies. It reflects the demands of technological advancement and industrial upgrading while serving as a practical application of the strategies to build a strong nation through science, education, and talent innovation.Guided by national organizations such as the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education, and the China Association for Science and Technology, the competition is co-hosted by entities including the National Center for Manufacturing Informatization Training, the National 3D Technology Promotion and Education Training Alliance (3D Power), and the Guanghua Design Development Foundation. It has been consistently included in the competition project list of the “National Rankings of College Student Competitions” published by the China Association of Higher Education.
SSE is dedicated to cultivating innovative, multidisciplinary talent with a solid foundation and strong practical abilities. The school actively encourages and supports students in participating in academic and professional competitions, fostering their practical skills, innovative thinking, and teamwork, while ensuring effective competition organization.
The “SoftTech for Future” student innovation team represents SSE’s academic and technological research community. Guided by outstanding academic and technical mentors, the team comprises graduate and undergraduate students with strong innovative capabilities. They focus on foundational and applied research in key software-related fields. The team operates through four studios—JingShu, InnoStudio, Metis, and Engine United—and welcomes students across the university with interests in artificial intelligence, software development, and algorithm studies to join their ranks.
