MatrixNEXT 2026 · AI Builder FestivalShanghai·Oct 17 on site

Where AI Builders
Build AI

Build the future with AI creators.

An AI Builder competition that starts from real problems and turns ideas into agents that run, demo and keep growing.

10×

Participation reward for key actions

100×

Top 20 finalist reward

¥300K

Prize pool

Co-organizersMatrixOrigin · Yakang · HAND · Fuxing Island Maker Academy · Shanghai Cloud Base

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01 / THE FORMAT

One Builder route from sign-up to the stage.

Build, submit and get reviewed online; bring the work that matters offline to meet enterprises, investors and technical partners face to face.

Sep 1501

Register

Teams of 1–5, pick an enterprise or creative track.

Sep 15 — Oct 1002

Build

Turn the idea into a real, runnable agent.

Oct 1403

Review

Online review, Top 20–30 teams announced.

Oct 17 / all day04

Show

Full-day Booth Show, networking and live demos.

Oct 17 / PM05

Awards

Final pitches, Top 3 revealed on stage.

02 / INCENTIVE

Every real build gets a chance at a bigger return.

Tiered incentives

Rewards are released stage by stage: registration, submission, shortlist and awards. Up to ¥5,000 in tokens per team.

prize pool

¥300K

A ¥300,000 prize pool on top of tiered token incentives covering participation, submission, shortlist and awards. Top 20 teams earn a 100× finalist reward, up to ¥5,000 in tokens per team; Top 3 also receive cash, investor introductions and an incubator track.

Participation

Released after registration and identity check

10×

¥500 in tokens

Submission

Work passes review, another 10× token reward

+10×

+¥500 in tokens

Referral

Invite a new team; both sides receive ¥100 in tokens

Bonus

¥100 in tokens

Finalist

Top 20 announced Oct 14, full-day Booth Show

100×

up to ¥5,000 in tokens

* Tokens are bound to a verified account. Exact amounts, scope and validity follow the final competition terms.

03 / CHOOSE A TRACK

Pick a real problem. Build a real answer.

Choose one at registration. Enterprise tracks come with company data, APIs, a sandbox and business mentors; creative tracks come with scenario templates and technical mentors.

Enterprise Challenge

Equipment Health Manager

Manufacturing / visual inspection / predictive maintenance

Enterprise Challenge

Supply Chain Radar

Enterprise services / finance / supply-chain decision assistant

Enterprise Challenge

Robot Dispatch Console

Embodied AI / industrial robot scheduling

Creative Build

Meetings to Actions

Turn discussion into tasks, follow-ups and reminders

Creative Build

Knowledge Base Explorer

Make scattered information a knowledge partner you can talk to

Creative Build

Workflow Autopilot

Start with one repetitive action and let an Agent take over

04 / SUBMIT

Submit a working product, not a slide deck.

One submission package online. Runnability is the hard gate: reviewers check task-flow logic, runtime state and similarity.

A runnable agent

Built and demoed in the designated environment; enterprise tracks must complete real-scenario operations.

≤ 3-minute video

Explain the problem, the approach, how to use it and the results.

Write-up

Problem / approach / stack / innovation / usage. Enterprise tracks add a data-compliance note.

05 / REVIEW

Judged on value, and on whether it really works.

Online review decides who reaches the venue; on-site review decides the Top 3.

Completeness

Closed-loop functionality, clear demo

25%

Runnability

Task flow, stability and real interaction

25%

Scenario value

Problem understanding, feasibility and business value

25%

Innovation

Novelty, technical depth and experience

25%

Review flow

Oct 14 → Oct 17

Online: technical / enterprise / investor / community judges
On site: full-day Booth Show + finalist demos
Weighting: 60% online + 40% on site
Final: 5-minute pitch + 3-minute Q&A

06 / OCT 17 EXPERIENCE

Builders, tech leaders, enterprises and investors, building what comes next.

Agenda and speakers are being confirmed.

Talks

TalkAI applications, Agent systems and Builder practice

PanelFrom real problems to real deployment

CaseEnterprise AI scenarios and field practice

Booth Show + on site

All dayFinalist demos and open networking

LiveJudges, enterprises and investors visit the booths

FinaleFinal demos, Awards and Builder Night

07 / REGISTER

Come to the venue, or bring your work.

Pick how you take part. Participants submit work; the audience joins the talks, tours the booths and meets people who are building.

2ways to join

Fees and benefits will be published on the official registration page.

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