What is Patania II which was seen in the news recently for being stranded on the Pacific Ocean floor...........

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What is Patania II, which was seen in the news recently, for being stranded on the Pacific Ocean floor?

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A seabed mining robot, which was being tested on the Pacific Ocean floor at a depth of more than 4 km has become detached.
Patania II is a 25-tonne mining robot prototype, which was being tested by Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), the deep-sea exploratory division of the famous dredging company DEME Group. The robot was meant to collect the nodules rich in cobalt and other battery metals found on the seabed.