Pioneer Moku Lalo Moana by Shengtao Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā No Ka Wā E Hiki Mai Ana Competition Category.

KalaWā Hiki Mai· 2025

Pioneer Moku Lalo Moana

by Shengtao Ma

Client: Different Design Companies

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Wā Hiki Mai Category

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The Design

About Pioneer Moku Lalo Moana

ʻO ka moku noiʻi lalo moana ola paʻa me nā māhele hoʻololi i hoʻolālā ʻia e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka pono a me ka palekana o nā hana noiʻi lalo moana. Ma o ka hoʻolālā māhele liʻiliʻi, hiki ke hoʻonohonoho mālie ʻia nā pākaukau hana ʻokoʻa e kūpono i nā pono noiʻi ʻepekema like ʻole; ua hoʻolako pū ʻia me ka māhele alakaʻi e kōkua i nā hana, a i ka manawa like, mālama ka ʻōnaehana kākoʻo ola kiʻekiʻe i ka palekana a me ka ʻoluʻolu o ka hui hana moku i ka wā lōʻihi o ka luʻu ʻana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Pioneer Moku Lalo Moana i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Pioneer Moku Lalo Moana he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Pioneer Moku Lalo Moana e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a new type of submersible with high performance, modularity, intelligence and multi-function. It can adapt to various extreme underwater environments and assist mankind in comprehensive exploration and scientific research of deep sea resources, ecosystems and unknown areas.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 19600mm x Length 51000mm x Height 22700mm
Tags: Safety, Technology, Modular, Intelligent, viability
Production Technology: The material is made of high-strength composite materials, and the application of carbon fiber and titanium alloy improves the pressure resistance and lightweight performance of the submersible. The appearance adopts the streamlined design of a killer whale to better adapt to the special environment of the seabed.
Design Challenge: During the product design process, it was difficult to innovate its structure. Finally, we got inspiration from the shape and structure of killer whales and innovated in structure and function.
Research: Through modular design and bionic design, this product has new innovations in appearance and structure. In addition to the basic common modes, it also adds the ability to quickly match various complex terrains, feed back data information to the main body in real time, and intelligently survey the terrain. , cruise scout and other functions.
Inspiration: As global research on deep-sea resources, ecology, and environment continues to deepen, existing submersibles are insufficient in depth, flexibility, and versatility. This submarine is inspired by the streamlined appearance of killer whales and their rational biological structure. New submersibles with high performance, intelligence and multi-function can adapt to various extreme underwater environments and realize comprehensive exploration and scientific research of the deep sea.
Project Duration: The project starts at Qingdao University of Technology in August 2023 and ends at Qingdao University of Technology in November 2024.
Operation Flow: The Pioneer research submarine is designed to improve the efficiency and safety of undersea research missions. The advanced survival support system ensures the safety and comfort of the crew during long-term submersibles. Equipped with an unmanned pilot, long-distance wireless remote control, and complex operation assistance, it improves work efficiency while ensuring safety. With a modular design, the unmanned pilot can be equipped with different operating modules and thrusters according to different conditions and scenarios to better assist operations.