HONOR × Intel AI Smart Innovation Challenge 2026

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HONOR × Intel AI Smart Innovation Challenge 2026
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About this hackathon

A national contest for Chinese university students run by HONOR with strategic support from Intel. Two tracks: an AI Creative track (solo; post an original note or video about laptop AI features with the contest hashtag on Weibo, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili or the HONOR Club) and an AI R&D track (teams of 1–3, cross-school allowed; build a runnable Bot or Skill on HONOR's YOYO Claw platform for one of eight real-world scenarios). Submissions close Nov 22; the top 6 R&D teams go to the offline final on Dec 18–20. ¥135,000 cash in total, plus HONOR MagicBook Pro 14 laptops for top winners; no HONOR laptop needed to enter.

Status
Deadline
2026-11-22
Starts
2026-12-18
Who
Students (Open to students at Chinese universities, any major; the Creative track is solo, R&D teams have 1–3 members and may span schools and majors; no HONOR laptop required)
Level
Intermediate
Prize
¥135k · ¥135,000 cash in total: R&D track 1st ¥50,000, 2nd ¥20,000, 3rd ¥10,000, three merit awards of ¥5,000; Creative track 1st ¥10,000, 2nd ¥5,000, five 3rd prizes of ¥3,000, ten merit awards of ¥1,000. Top-3 winners in both tracks also get an HONOR MagicBook Pro 14 2026 (one per R&D team member), certificates, and paid travel to the offline ceremony
Size
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Format
Hybrid · China
Location
Shenzhen (online; placed at organizer’s city)
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Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

全国高校在校生用AI做Bot、Skill或创意方案,⁠‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠没有荣耀电脑也能参加。

看点:研发1—3人组队,创意个人参赛;研发晋级队须赴线下决赛

奖金:13.5万元现金;一二三等奖另有MagicBook Pro 14

截止日期:11月22日(线上创作;12月18—20日线下答辩)

Summarized from the Chinese “Beginner Hackathon Series” newsletter. Eligibility, dates and prizes are subject to the organizer’s official page.