JD JoyInside 'New Species of AI Devices' Hardware Innovation Contest 2026

Name: JD JoyInside 'New Species of AI Devices' Hardware Innovation Contest 2026
Start: 2026-03-26
End: 2026-04-13
Location: Suqian

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About this hackathon

JD.com's first JoyInside AI hardware contest, co-run with Watcha and the Suqian city government: build an on-device AI product (AI PCs, wearables, robots, IoT, peripherals) on the free JoyInside agent platform. Registration and first-round submissions ran Mar 26–Apr 13, 2026; 20 teams pitched in the finals in Suqian on Apr 26–27. Cash prizes of ¥200K/¥100K/¥50K for the top three, plus JD prototyping, retail distribution and investor intros.

Status
Deadline: 2026-04-13
Starts: 2026-03-26
Who: Open to all (Open to AI hardware founders, solo founders, makers and students; student finalists get a fast track to final interviews at JD AI and Watcha)
Level: Intermediate
Prize: ¥500k · ¥500K cash pool: ¥200K / ¥100K / ¥50K for the top three, plus JD prototyping, retail distribution and investor intros
Size: —
Format: Hybrid · Suqian · China
Location: Suqian

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Original listing (Chinese)

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

一句话简介：京东 JoyInside 联合观猹、宿迁市政府办的首届 AI 硬件创新大赛，⁠‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍⁠用 JoyInside 智能体平台做端侧 AI 新硬件。

看点：AI PC、智能穿戴、机器人、IoT、创意外设都可以，不限品类；JoyInside 开放平台免费用，京东京造一站式打样，京东零售包销，对接真格、华兴、蓝驰等机构；20 支队伍进决赛，冠军是清华大三学生做的儿童 AI 互动画框，部分作品 618 上京东新品频道

奖金：50 万元现金奖池，冠军 20 万元、亚军 10 万元、季军 5 万元

截止日期：2026年4月13日（报名及初赛提交截止）（线上初赛 + 宿迁决赛）

活动日期：2026年3月26日—4月27日，决赛路演 4月26日—27日（江苏宿迁），已结束

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