Isikhephe soPhando I-SymBio Explorer sisikhephe sophando esizimeleyo esiyilelwe uhambo lwenzululwazi kwiindawo ezinomkhenkce. Esi sikhephe sisebenza njengenqanawa engumama yeenkqubo zee-drone zasemoyeni, ezisemphandle wamanzi nezisezantsi kwamanzi, kwaye sinokusetyenziswa ngokulawulwa mgama. Amagophe ohlobo lwendalo aqhubekayo ahamba ukusuka phambili ukuya emva kwesikhephe, nto leyo enika umzimba wesikhephe imilo efana neyendalo ngaphandle kweembombo eziqinileyo. Izixhobo zokusebenza ezifana neekreyini ze-A-frame zifihlwe ngokwembonakalo kumzimba wesikhephe ukuze umda wesikhephe uhlale umanyene. Ideki yasekhohlo ixhasa ukundulula ii-drone, ngelixa icala lasekunene lisetyenziselwa ukubuyisa. Esi sikhephe sinobude obuyi-88.5 yeemitha nobubanzi obuyi-14 yeemitha, kwaye sisebenzisa ukuqhutywa ngombane ngokupheleleyo.
Igama leprojekthi : Symbio Explorer, Igama labayili : Beijing Forestry University, Igama lomthengi : Southern Marine Science And Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) .
Olu luyilo olulungileyo luphumelele imbasa yoyilo kukhuphiswano loyilo lokupakisha. Ngokuqinisekileyo kuya kufuneka ukuba ubone iphothifoliyo yoyilo yabayili bokuphumelela ukufumana izinto ezininzi ezintsha, ezinobuchule, eziyintsusa kunye nezoyilo zemisebenzi yokuqulunqa.