Recently, The fourth TE AI Cup global competition sponsored by the global industry technology leader TE Connectivity (hereinafter referred to as “TE”) successfully concluded, and the Work Hard and Work Hard team from Shanghai University and The One team from Soochow University won the prize. TE AI Cup aims to accelerate the application of AI technology in manufacturing and engineering, drive sustainable development of the industry, and help develop the next generation of outstanding engineering talent. The competition attracted more than 200 engineering students from 25 universities around the world.

Launched in 2018, TE AI Cup has become a global platform for engineering students to apply innovative AI technologies to solve real industry challenges. Teams are invited to TE factories to learn about the practical challenges they face in the production process. Student teams develop solutions with the support of TE engineers and university mentors; And the ability to verify and adjust the solution in the TE factory.

Dr. Yi Lu, TE AI Cup sponsor and TE Vice President of Global Operations Technology, said, “I am very pleased to see that the number of students participating in the TE AI Cup has doubled compared to the last time. The solutions proposed by the participating students are more mature, have greater potential for large-scale deployment, and are more conducive to energy conservation and emission reduction. We want engineering students to feel that sustainable AI technology development can have a positive impact on the world.”

It is worth mentioning that the teams entering the final of this competition have excellent performance in energy conservation and emission reduction, especially the Shanghai University team that won the prize.

They worked with TE engineers to design an AI analysis system that solves the problem of frequent manual adjustment of inspection parameters when the industry uses AI visual inspection to control product quality. This system can automatically adjust the detection parameters according to the input image; In addition, when the preset parameters are set incorrectly, the correct adjustment suggestions are provided in time. This innovative solution is expected to reduce inspection time by 81 percent and achieve a 90 percent reduction in product scrap, effectively reducing resource waste and improving production efficiency.

Currently, the system has more than 70 deployment opportunities in the test plant alone, and the additive effect can be considerable.

The TE AI Cup 4th Global Competition winners were deployed

TE factory production line

Professor Xin Liming

One of the champion teams this year -Work Hard and Work Hard team project director, professor of Shanghai University

“The deep integration of AI technology and industrial manufacturing has become an important industry trend. The TE AI Cup is more than just a competition, it is a valuable opportunity for engineering students around the world to apply AI technology to explore and solve real challenges.”

TE not only focuses on the development of its own research and development capabilities, but also sets a goal to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to 10 million people worldwide by 2030.

Mr. Zhang Chao

Vice President, Human Resources, TE Asia Pacific

General Manager, China

“As a global industry technology leader, TE is committed to creating a safer, sustainable, efficient and connected future. By building an industry-university-research platform such as TE AI Cup, we help the next generation of engineering talents around the world accelerate their growth and fulfill their mission. Jointly promote the high quality and sustainable development of the industry.”