hovering above the seafloor, these underwater robots collect battery metals sustainably

Image caption: The underwater vehicles are easily deployed from a ship. All images courtesy of Impossible Metals. Article by Myrto Katsikopoulou. Designboom – December 13, 2022.

Responsible deep-sea mining by impossible metals

US and Canada-based company Impossible Metals builds robotic underwater vehicles to collect battery metals from the ocean floor without destroying the marine ecosystem. These underwater vehicles are easily deployed from a ship to the seafloor where they instantly activate the cameras and arms on their underside. While the vehicle hovers above the seafloor, the arms harvest the critical metals that lie on the seafloor, avoiding rocks where animals might live, and keeping the marine habitat intact. […]

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