Impossible Metals

Key points Impossible Metals reviews results from its May 17 Eureka 1 demonstration in Collingwood Harbor, Ontario, where the vehicle picked decorative lava rocks used as nodule analogs on a test bed submerged in the lake. The tethered mission achieved an 88% pick success rate with an…

Key points Impossible Metals’ Eureka 1 autonomous underwater vehicle completed a fully autonomous test in Collingwood Harbor, Ontario, using its vision system to identify rocks on the seafloor, picking them up with a robotic arm and claw, and returning them to the surface. The May 2023…

Key points In November 2022, Impossible Metals deployed its Eureka I AUV to a depth of 25 meters, where it identified, harvested and brought multiple nodule-representative rocks to the surface. Eureka I hovers above the seafloor while collecting nodules, using sensors to navigate, identify…