The AI-powered machines make deep sea mining safe for natural habitats.
"The claws themselves are driven by the AI and say 'Take it, leave it, take it,'" Grogan explained.
The process is designed to not be invasive to the natural fauna especially compared to typical deep sea mining that involves dredging the bottom of the ocean with giant robotic shovels. Douglas McCauley, an ocean scientist at University of California Santa Barbara, has warned against deep sea mining stating that it could stir up toxic plumes of sediment that could threaten fisheries that humans depend on.
Asked about Impossible Metals’ non-invasive robots, McCauley said he did not believe the solution was possible.
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