Impossible Metals (YC W22) Declares It’s Not Mining – But Harvesting – Critical Seabed Battery Minerals
Impossible Mining rebranded as Impossible Metals, saying it harvests rather than mines critical seabed battery minerals.
Good Intentions, Dangerous Implications
Impossible Metals pushed back on Greenpeace's deep-sea mining moratorium call, urging a new responsible extraction standard.
Roundtable Discussion Plants Flag to Support Responsible Technology for DSM
Impossible Metals' Renee Grogan signed a Seabed Mining Science Statement from 600-plus scientists and pledged to address its concerns.
Impossible Metals – Closes $10.1M in Seed funding and announces its key advisors
Impossible Metals closed $10.1 million in seed funding led by Justin Hamilton to develop its deep-sea robotic collection technology.
Impossible Metals announces the completion of key technology milestones as they endeavor to become the world’s first sustainable mining company.
Impossible Metals unveiled its robotic nodule collector, partnered with Boskalis, and signed over $500 million in Letters of Intent.
Impossible Mining PoC robotic arm & vision
Key points Impossible Metals demonstrates a custom-built robotic arm and vision system. The proof-of-concept runs in a dark test tank. The technology is patent pending.
Impossible Metals announces its plans to develop the world’s first sustainable and responsible deep-sea mining technology
Impossible Metals unveiled plans for AI-driven selective nodule harvesting and a clean metals refinery, backed by seabed mining scientists.