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In the main track of the Shenzhen Division of the 2025 Sino-US Youth Maker Competition, the Shenzhen University team won the first prize for the project "Mobile Farm - Zero-Carbon Mist Cultivation Planting Device Design", which uses Dasheng zero-carbon new materials! Dasheng zero-carbon new materials adopt advanced environmentally friendly water-based expansion technology, and always adhere to energy conservation and environmental protection throughout the life cycle, far exceeding traditional materials. Dasheng zero-carbon new materials and Shenzhen fog cultivation technology work together to show the innovative achievements of green buildings and low-carbon environmental protection.

The "China-US Youth Maker Competition" (hereinafter referred to as the "Competition") of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is sponsored by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and organized by the China (Ministry of Education) Study Abroad Service Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing Gehua Cultural Development Group Co., Ltd., China University Science and Technology Park Alliance and relevant partners in the United States.

With the theme of "Creating the Future Together", the competition explores innovative opportunities in the fields of resilient communities, environmental education, low-carbon environmental protection, food systems, crisis response, public health, health and well-being, clean energy, climate change, green transportation, circular economy, etc., combining future thinking and design innovation, using cutting-edge technology and open source tools to create new works with both social significance and industrial value. Participants are encouraged to respond to the new trend of artificial intelligence, develop forward-looking solutions, promote the digital and intelligent transformation of society, and contribute to global sustainable development.

The China-US Youth Maker Competition is committed to building a cross-cultural co-creation platform, deepening people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, and encouraging young makers to jointly develop innovative prototypes to solve social problems with the spirit of initiative as the core by integrating Chinese and American cultural perspectives and cross-border cooperation. The competition not only emphasizes open source sharing culture and guides the transformation of creativity into practical application, but also promotes the youth of the two countries to pay attention to the future well-being of mankind, promote the joint construction of Chinese and American maker culture and ecology, help optimize the environment of young maker communities and maker spaces, cultivate young makers to grow into talents, and finally realize the sharing and cooperation of innovative solutions.

The list of winners of the main track of the Shenzhen Division is announced as follows:

First prize

EmoTun – a digital musical instrument based on emotional response SUSTech

Deep Blue Smart Fishing - Unmanned Cage Breeding System Guangzhou University

Intelligent "feeding" of the deep sea - an accurate evaluation system based on intelligent monitoring of fish in deep-water cages Guangdong Ocean University

Mobile Farm - Design of Zero Carbon Mist Cultivation Planting Device Shenzhen University

Coastal Tracing - High-precision eDNA Rapid Detection Technology to Create a New Future of Ecological Monitoring Hainan University

Prize

Pupil Pilotage - Intelligent Obstacle Avoidance Guidance System Guangzhou University

Haizhi Selected Ginseng - AI sorting system based on OpenVINO Southern University of Science and Technology

Yueying Sentinel - reconnaissance robot based on six-wheel rocker chassis linkage Guangzhou City Institute of Technology

GoldenEye Milk Safety Program - Artificial Intelligence-Driven Microfluidic Dairy Rapid Inspection System Zhengzhou University of Light Industry

Tunnel Shadow Zhixing - a double-pendulum omnidirectional wheel autonomous pipeline inspection robot Guangzhou City Institute of Technology