A new amphibious drone has been tested in China. The Nezha-SeaDart is a hybrid air-to-water vehicle (HAUV) that can easily rise from underwater directly into the air. The tests were conducted at Thousand Island Lake in China's Chongqing region, and the drone met all expectations.
I would like to use Nezha-SeaDart mainly for marine research, as it can easily switch between marine and air environments. It can also take off vertically, and according to Chinese scientists, it moves quickly in both “living environments.”
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University introduced SeaDart as a further development of the Nezha-IV. The previous model also had four propellers and eight underwater motors, with which it could emerge from the water even in difficult sea conditions. SeaDart wrote that, although it is equipped with similar vehicles, it does not need them at all to emerge from the water Interesting engineering.
Drones like Nezha-SeaDart are essential to exploring our oceans. Using HAUVs, scientists can examine aquatic life from the surface and below the surface in real time. Plus, they disrupt the natural system far less than divers, and they’re faster, more accurate, and safer.
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