Deep-Sea Mining Technology Progresses, but Uncertainty Persists
AI-Powered Deep-Sea Mining Tech Advances, but Controversy Persists A robotic arm extends, its three-pronged claw reaching toward the ocean floor. A moment later, it plucks a small, metallic rock from the seabed. This robotic system, designed to mine polymetallic nodules—potato-sized mineral deposits scattered across the deep ocean—was recently tested in a controlled harbour environment. The…