Video of the Week: Impossible Mining Raises $10.1M to Advance Seabed Mining Robot

Impossible Mining, which is developing responsible seabed mining and refining technology, has announced raising an additional $10.1 million in seed funding. The company said it will use the funding to develop and test its four-mile deep robotic collection technology, as well as its Bio-Extraction technology.

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OSARO, which develops and deploys advanced robotics for e-commerce companies, has announced a partnership with Zenni, an online eyewear retailer. The partnership will help Zenni automate the “last meter” of Zenni’s fulfillment center in Novato, Calif., with three OSARO Robotic Bagging Systems readying eyewear orders for shipment to U.S. customers.

OSARO said this is the first time a robot will be assigned the responsibility of working with an automated mechanical baggins system to ensure that a customer’s unique order is placed into the correct bag for shipment. The company partnered with Pregis, which makes automated bagging equipment, to meet the needs of Zenni. The OSARO vision and grasping technologies enables the robot to perform the piece-picking task, which is important to Zenni since each eyeglass order is associated with a customer’s prescription.

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