The HIMR board is quiet tonight.  I guess everyon

The HIMR board is quiet tonight.  I guess everyone is waiting for news?  The next few days should tell the tail here, but think for a moment about Hollunds technology.  The TigerLynk can be thought of as a large backhoe.  The difference being that the Tigerlynk has greater reach, it has 7-9 degrees of freedom making it function similar to that of a human arm, and the Tigerlynk is equiped with a vision system that makes it superb for underwater functions.

The United States Special Forces often comment that they own the night because of their exception night vision systems.  Well, Hollund can say that they own the depths because of their exceptional under water vision system.  A backhoe is proven technology, and is used throughout the world.  Our competitor uses a submarine with cables running all the way to the surface for power, vision, propulsion, and operator control.  The TigerLynk simply grabs hold of the timber, and manuvers it to the surface.  Our competitor attaches floatation devices to each log harvested, then inflates those floatation devices (using the same hoses and cables that extend to the surface), before it begins to harvest timber.  Once at the surface, Hollunds timber is ready to go, and can be taken to mills right away.  Our competitor must first remove the floatation devices by hand (watch how unsteady this operation is on the video), and then workers in boats try to manuver the cut timber into a group or pack for transport.

TigerLynk also has a computer assisted manuvering system that aids the operator and enhances operator control.  This computer assisted manuvering system was perfected on the United States Space Shuttle, and performed wonderfully.  TigerLynk has no cables or hoses to get caught up in branches and debri, and since TigerLynk does not have cables and hoses, there is no worry about air leaks or shorts in the electricals.

Hey, for my money, I"ll take a TigerLynk any day.  How about you?