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Key points Bob Galyen, retired CTO of CATL, presents Impossible Metals’ monthly webinar covering why China succeeded in batteries, megatrends, supply-demand growth and the circular economy model. Galyen says Impossible Metals plans to use a biological degradation process with bacteria…

Key points Impossible Metals uses a specialized test tank to refine the design of the arm and end effectors used to pick up nodules. Designers and researchers use the tank to compare different end effector designs and measure the amount of sediment suspended during nodule pickup.

Key points CEO Oliver Gunasekara says Impossible Metals aims to produce 9 million metric tons of seabed material annually by 2030, using a large fleet of untethered autonomous underwater vehicles instead of traditional dredging. The company’s AUVs hover above the seabed and use AI and…

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…