Hey there, ocean explorers! 🌊 Did you hear the big news? China has just launched an amazing new invention called the ‘Blue Whale’! 🐋 It’s not an actual whale, but a super cool robot boat that can travel on top of the water and dive under the sea!
The ‘Blue Whale’ is a high-speed submersible unmanned surface vessel. That means it’s a boat that doesn’t need a captain on board, and it can move really fast! It was launched on Monday in Zhuhai, a city in south China’s Guangdong Province.
What’s so special about the ‘Blue Whale’? Well, it can speed across the waves at 36 knots (that’s about 41 miles per hour! 🚀), and when bad weather like typhoons comes along, it can dive underwater to stay safe. It can even stay underwater without moving for over a month! 😲
This awesome robot boat can help with lots of things. It can respond quickly to emergencies, study the weather, map the ocean floor, take underwater photos, collect water samples, and check on important underwater cables. Imagine a robot that can do all that without anyone on board!
Wu Guosong, the chief engineer of the project at Zhuhai Yunzhou, says the ‘Blue Whale’ can launch special rockets and sensors near the center of typhoons. These tools help collect important weather and ocean data. Isn’t that cool?
Chen Dake, a scientist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, called the launch a “milestone in China’s independent innovation in marine science.” That means it’s a really big deal for ocean exploration and for helping China achieve its goals!
The ‘Blue Whale’ started being built recently, and the engineers worked hard on making it strong and installing all the equipment. The next steps are to test everything and make sure it’s ready. They hope the ‘Blue Whale’ will start working in the ocean by 2026! 🗓️
This amazing underwater robot shows how technology can help us learn more about our oceans and keep people safe. Who knows what discoveries the ‘Blue Whale’ will make beneath the waves? 🌊🔎
Reference(s):
China launches pioneering high-speed submersible unmanned vessel
cgtn.com
