On January 26, 2022, the world's first bionic whale shark "settled" in Shanghai and became a resident guest of the Volcano Shark Aquarium in Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park located in Lingang New Area.
The bionic whale shark is 4.7 meters long and weighs about 350 kilograms. It has bionic skin and underwater positioning functions. It can complete straight lines, turns, floating, diving, depth setting, mouth opening and closing, gill slits, bait throwing and other actions in the water. , with wireless remote control, program-controlled swimming and autonomous swimming and other control methods. It is flexible and comfortable underwater, with a maximum swimming speed of 0.7 meters per second, and can dive to a depth of 10 meters.