Impossible Metals Removes the Midwater Plume and Models Seabed Discharge at 46 Kilograms an Hour
The Eureka collector hovers, so it makes no midwater plume at all. Modeling puts its seabed discharge at 46 kilograms an hour.
Impossible Metals Eureka II Underwater Vehicle Recovers Itself From the Ocean, Fully Autonomously
Eureka II found its ship and hooked on with nobody at the controls. Impossible Metals ran the trial over two weeks off Halifax.
Impossible Metals’ Eureka II Recovers Itself From the Ocean, Fully Autonomously
Eureka II recovered itself from the open ocean off Halifax alone. Acoustic positioning, then a smart hook, with nobody driving.
Deep Sea Minerals Corp. Signs MOU with Impossible Metals to Evaluate Autonomous Robotic Nodule Collection Technology
Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (CSE: SEAS) signed an MOU with Impossible Metals to evaluate autonomous robotic nodule collection technology.
Webinar: Trends in Marine Robotics: Defense and Dual Use Drivers of a Dynamic Industry
Key points Ukraine’s uncrewed surface vehicles fundamentally altered naval warfare, with indigenous technology adopted by adversaries within a year and the country now developing underwater systems for sea-based commerce defense. Australia ordered dozens of Anduril autonomous…
Webinar: Unlocking Critical Minerals with Low Cost, High Performance & Clean Processing
Key points Viridian Biometals, a startup spun out of Impossible Metals, uses bacteria that “breathe” metal oxides in rock to extract critical minerals without acids, heat, freshwater or toxic waste, CEO Eric Macris said in the March 2026 webinar. The company reports 85% metal…
Webinar: Navigating the Hidden World of Cultural Significance in the Deep Ocean
Key points Archaeologist Dr. Matthew Piscitelli of SEARCH outlines tangible cultural heritage (shipwrecks, downed aircraft, whale remains, shark teeth) and intangible cultural heritage (indigenous beliefs and practices) as factors in deep sea mining projects. He cites a study identifying…
Testing the Eureka III Conveyor System | Full-Scale Prototyping at Impossible Metals
Key points Jason Gillham, CTO and co-founder of Impossible Metals, presents full-scale component testing for Eureka III, the company’s production-size collection system. Unlike Eureka II, which validated the robotic arms and buoyancy system, Eureka III requires a redesigned conveyor…
Impossible Metals vs Conventional Dredging for Deep Sea Mining
Key points Impossible Metals compares its autonomous robotic harvesting of polymetallic nodules to conventional dredging methods used by competing deep sea mining operations. The company positions its selective, robotic approach as reducing seabed disturbance relative to broad-area dredging.…