Chinese scientists have created a quadcopter that can swim underwater. The developers expect the drone to perform well in search operations and underwater investigation.
New Atlas reports on the development of scientists from China and Hong Kong.
The prototype of the TJ-FlyingFish quadcopter is equipped with four motors. In flight, the propellers rise and spin at full speed. When operating in water, the drone’s propellers spin downward and move at a slower speed, plunging the device underwater.
In traditional flight mode, the aircraft battery lasts for 6 minutes, in underwater mode, the battery life is increased to 40 minutes due to less resource usage for engine operation.
TJ-FlyingFish weighs 1.5 kg, much less than other experimental analogues. The drone is completely autonomous and does not require human intervention in the process. The developers of the helicopter see its application in search operations and underwater research.
It seems that the development in 2016 was presented by scientists from the University of Auckland.
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Kirill Bilyk
Source: RB
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