A humanoid robot hands an orange to a visitor at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector. Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)
HEFEI, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars.
The convention is showcasing major innovations such as the Qijiang-2 humanoid robot, the Jiuzhou Yunjian Longyun rocket engine and the Origin Wukong superconducting quantum computer.
Around 1,000 guests from home and abroad will attend the convention.
For the first time, a large outdoor exhibition area has been added, featuring intelligent connected new energy vehicles, drones and humanoid robots. This outdoor area offers an immersive experience and delivers a visual spectacle.
As the event's guest country of honor, France has arranged for French enterprises to attend the exhibition.
Held since 2018, the World Manufacturing Convention has attracted over 600 top executives from Fortune 500 companies to date. More than 3,600 projects have been signed at the event, generating actual investment of over 1.5 trillion yuan (about 212 billion U.S. dollars). ■
A visitor films as a humanoid robot acts at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)
Visitors learn about a bamboo winding pipeline corridor at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)
Visitors learn about a medical robot at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)
A visitor interacts with a bionic humanoid robot at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)
A visitor takes photos of an Origin Wukong superconducting quantum computer model at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)
Visitors learn about a 3D+AI dashboard visual detection system at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)
A visitor takes photos of a naked-eye 3D screen at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)
This photo shows a scene at the opening ceremony of the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)
A humanoid robot demonstrates its object handling skills at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector.
Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)
