Remote-controlled robots dig for gold
The Nautilus Minerals company has started a new gold rush with its revolutionary technology for collecting raw materials in the abyss.
MINING VEHICLES
The three robots are up to 7.6 m tall and weigh almost 200 tonnes each. They are powered by electricity supplied by the PSV via cables.
PIPELINE
The collector robot directs the collected rock to a large pump, which pumps it to a hold aboard the PSV.
PSV
The PSV, which is 227 m long and 40 m wide, can be manned by a maximum of 180 people. The three robots are controlled by joysticks.
FREIGHTER
Approximately once a week, a freighter docks with the PSV. Large cranes load the rock onto the freighter, which brings the precious material ashore.