China’s first self-developed deep-sea exploration tool, Wenhai-1, an autonomously remote-controlled robot capable of operating at a depth of 6,000 meters, has just ended a sea trial that verified several of its capabilities.
Designed and produced by the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the China Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Wenhai-1, which means “inquires to the ocean,” completed 17 dives.
Experts said they verified the capabilities of its high-resolution sounding side scan,…
