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Shihang Orca at Shanghai, China

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with full-depth operational capabilities from 0 to 10,000 meters and full degrees of freedom. Features multi-sensor perception, autonomous navigation in GPS-denied conditions, modular payload system, and multi-robot coordination. Deployed for ship hull cleaning, underwater security, offshore wind power inspection, marine ranching, and seabed inspection.

Shihang Orca by Shihang Intelligent · Unverified

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Machine-readable surfaces

Orca AUV undertook critical underwater security operations in the core waters of the Huangpu River during the Shanghai Import Expo (November 2025), demonstrating reliable performance in high-sensitivity scenarios.

Key facts

Use case
Underwater security for Shanghai Import Expo

Safety record

No incidents on record for Shihang Orca at Shanghai, China.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Unverifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-16
Status
operational
First seen
2025-11-05
ID
175aaecf-2259-45f2-89ad-bc72f3871ff6

Timeline

  1. Nov 2025
    First recorded
    Shihang Orca first documented operating at Shanghai, China.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Shihang Orca operates in Shanghai, China. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. Seahi Has Completed Multiple Rounds of Financing · https://seahi.com/en/index.php?c=show&id=108 · 2025-12-15
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-16

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-16

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime

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Common questions

What is the Shihang Orca deployment at Shanghai, China?
Shihang Orca, built by Shihang Intelligent, is recorded as a deployment at Shanghai, China on the DEPLOY registry. Shihang Intelligent operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Shihang Orca at Shanghai, China?
Shihang Intelligent, the manufacturer of Shihang Orca, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Shihang Orca deployment at Shanghai, China go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting November 5, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Shihang Orca deployment at Shanghai, China?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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