
During the National Day, the bionic robotic fish developed by the West Lake Scenic Area Branch of the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was officially launched.
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The Hangzhou West Lake water area received investment in scientific and technological equipment during the National Day to enhance the actual combat capabilities of ecological policing.
China News Service, Hangzhou, October 2 (Qian Chenfei) During the National Day, the West Lake waters of Hangzhou welcomed a special "patroller". The bionic robot fish "West Lake Herring" developed by the West Lake Scenic Area Branch of the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was officially launched into the water and put into actual ecological policing in the West Lake waters.
"West Lake Herring" patrols the water. Photo by Qian Chenfei
Liu Yuping, ecological police chief of the Lingyin Police Station of the West Lake Scenic Area Branch, introduced that the "West Lake Herring" is 1.5 meters long and has five functional modules: high-definition vision, infrared thermal imaging, water quality sensing, Beidou positioning and autonomous cruise. It can broadcast infrared, forward-looking, and downward-looking monitoring images in real time, supports offline cruise, has a maximum operating water depth of 10 meters, and has a battery life of 5 hours. Because it looks like a herring, it can reduce the disturbance to fish in the water.
Bionic fish. Photo by Qian Chenfei
It is reported that during the National Day, the West Lake Scenic Area Bureau will release "West Lake herring" from time to time in some key waters according to actual needs. After it is officially put into use in the future, West Lake will build a three-dimensional water area prevention and control system with "fish underwater, eyes in the air, and nets on the ground."
"There are many tourists during the National Day. If tourists fall into the water while taking a boat in a non-coastal area, we can use it to locate items and help tourists recover property losses." said Wen Zefeng, instructor of the Science and Technology Information Brigade of the West Lake Scenic Area Branch.
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The West Lake Scenic Area Branch will release "West Lake herring" from time to time in key waters.
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