“Project Utopia” featuring Joaquín Fargas.⁠ ⁠ Artist and scientist Joaquín Fargas embarks on a quest to reveal the environmental impact of extracting lithium, a key component of electric cars.⁠ ⁠ Fargas has created the “Rabdomante” robot, a solar caterpillar that collects condensation in arid deserts. Its name is derived from “rhabdomancy,” a supposedly divine ability to discover hidden water sources or minerals; but how many thousands of these machines would be needed to produce a real change?⁠ ⁠ It seems absurd to think about – but doing nothing at all would be even worse.⁠ ⁠ Words by Frederick Bernas⁠ ⁠ #Utopia #Lithium #ElectricCars #Minerals #NaturalResources⁠