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NANJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- On the sidelines of the Fifth China-Arab States Political Parties Dialogue being held in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, an…

NANJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- On the sidelines of the Fifth China-Arab States Political Parties Dialogue being held in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, an orca-shaped marine robot is outshining other smart devices, such as quadruped robots, in capturing the attention of participants.

With streamlined contours and a metallic sheen, the marine robot "Orca Max" developed by Seahi Robotics can operate across the full ocean depth range from 0 to 10,000 meters.

When introducing this robot to visitors, Cao Ying, co-founder of the company, said the cooperation meeting offered the Suzhou-based company a valuable opportunity to explore Arab markets.

Free from manual remote control, the marine robot can carry out autonomous operations in complex ocean currents, lightless deep-sea zones and areas with no communication coverage.

Freddy Elbaiady, vice president of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and member of Egypt's House of Representatives, stopped at the booth to secure more detailed information about this product.

"Egypt boasts numerous ports with strong demand for maritime shipping and vessel maintenance," he said, while adding that the robot has enormous potential in Egypt for vessel cleaning, the construction, operation and maintenance of marine new energy facilities, port inspection, dredging and deep-sea applications.

Cao said that the robot has been deployed at more than 70 major ports worldwide. Driven by the company's self-developed AI model, the robot can provide safe, efficient and sustainable general-purpose ocean robotics solutions for global ocean development.

The two-day meeting, which opened on Friday, has gathered over 100 leaders of political parties and organizations as well as business, think tank and media representatives from 22 Arab countries.

The 2026 dialogue has achieved two milestones: full representation of all 22 Arab countries, and the inaugural China-Arab Business Dialogue on the Belt and Road Initiative as a side event.

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