The 2024 Design Intelligence Award (DIA) ceremony wrapped up the 2024 awards season at the China Academy of Art, Liangzhu Campus. The top honor and grand prize went to the Fourier General-Purpose Humanoid Robot GR-1. The THETA Dental Implant Surgery Robot System, Digital Central Axis: Immersive Interactive Digital Exhibition of Beijing's Central Axis, Pic Copilot, and the Ventete aH-1 Helmet (UK) all earned Gold Awards.

This year's entries reflect the global diversity and cross-cultural exchange of the contemporary era, featuring work with cutting-edge applications in artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, virtual reality, new materials, and so much more. The work actively explores augmented reality and human-machine symbiosis within emerging industries - like low-altitude economy, digital cultural tourism, and humanoid robotics - promoting the reconstruction and upgrading of global supply chains, innovation chains, and value chains in Industry 4.0.

Founded in 2015, the Design Intelligence Award (DIA) is the first international academy award in the field of industrial design in China. Upholding the core values of humanistic Intellect, life wisdom, industrial think tank, and science-art intelligence, DIA has run successfully for nine seasons. The DIA aims for professionalism, international participation, and perspective, making it China's most influential industrial design competition and an important global platform for discussing intelligent design and innovative wisdom.

This year's competition current DIA edition has received over 8,000 entries from 47 countries and regions worldwide, adding seven new participating countries and gathering representation from 76 countries and regions for the first time. Among the entries, 360 works from 21 countries and regions were awarded, with 39 outstanding works reaching the finals. Notably, 58% of the selected works are not yet on the market, and 56% are making their global debut.

The Grand Prize project Fourier General-Purpose Humanoid Robot GR-1.

DIA 2024 Grand Prize

The Jury's top prize was awarded to Shanghai Fourier Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. for the Fourier General-Purpose Humanoid Robot GR-1 (China). This is a complete humanoid framework with a robust platform customization, combining bionics with high-performance robotic technology, endowing the machine with a sense of life and immense intelligence potential.

The THETA Dental Implant Surgery Robot System Industrial Equipment Gold winner.

Industrial Equipment - Gold Award

Hangzhou Jianjia Medical Technology Co., Ltd earned a gold in the Industrial Equipment category for their THETA Dental Implant Surgery Robot System. This is a dual-mode, multi-configuration, mobile and easy-to-operate robot for the dental surgery field. The integrated digital design enhances precision and efficiency, showcasing the promising prospects of artificial intelligence in the dental field while promoting equitable access to oral healthcare.

The Pic Copilot Digital Economy Gold Winner.

Digital Economy - Gold Award

Alibaba International Digital Business Group took the gold in Digital Economy for its Pic Copilot a clever and simple design with highly efficient and practical AI, integrating multicultural experiences and addressing commercial pain points, effectively covering a wide range of user demands for everyday issues.

Digital Central Axis: Immersive Interactive Digital Exhibition takes Gold for Cultural Innovation.

Cultural Innovation - Gold Award

Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. earned Gold in the Cultural Innovation category for Digital Central Axis: Immersive Interactive Digital Exhibition. The largest hyper-realistic digital twin space of Beijing's Central Axis to date, marking the first global application of gaming technology in world heritage nominations. The integration of historical heritage and modern technology is profoundly significant.

The Ventete aH-1 Helmet wins gold in the Life Wisdom category.

Life Wisdom - Gold Award

Ventete Ltd (UK) took the Gold in the Life Wisdom category for Ventete aH-1 Helmet, an inflatable, mini-foldable bicycle helmet with a patented pneumatic structure system which delivers unprecedented multifunctionality and convenience.

Check out all the award-winning projects in the Design Intelligence Awards 2024 program and learn more about DIA for 2025 by visiting the official DIA website.