XDog Wins 80k RMB Prize with Under 20k Cost, Prompting Founder to Leave DJI
yangyi · x · 2026-08-10
The XDog project won an 80,000 RMB second prize in a competition, boasting performance comparable to top international labs while costing less than 20,000 RMB to build. After joining DJI in Shenzhen post-graduation in 2016, the founder resigned after just two months when XDog's test videos went viral overseas, attracting investment and purchase offers.
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