Impossible Metals tests AI deep-sea mining robot at 4,000m, grabbing 450g of nodules
sven_ai · x · 2026-11-11
YC-backed Impossible Metals says it completed an AI deep-sea mining robot test in the Pacific: the robot descended past 4,000 meters, autonomously navigated the seafloor, used robotic claws to collect about 450 grams of polymetallic nodules, and returned to the surface.
It was a small-scale technical validation, far from commercial mining, but a notable example of AI robotics moving into extreme real-world environments.
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