For other uses, see Sawfish (disambiguation)

Sawfish (disambiguation)

Sawfish may refer to any of the following:*Sawfish, a type of cartilaginous fish*Sawfish , a window manager for Unix systems running X* Sawfish harvester, a submersible robot equipped with a chainsaw for harvesting underwater trees...

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The Sawfish harvester is a submersible robot

Robot

A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...

 produced by the Triton Logging Inc.. It is designed for cutting down submerged trees and popping them to the surface, with large pincers and a chainsaw

Chainsaw

A chainsaw is a portable mechanical saw, powered by electricity, compressed air, hydraulic power, or most commonly a two-stroke engine...

. Such trees are generally submerged when dam

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

s are built near existing forests, and their wood remains good while underwater for long periods.

External links

• News report on the Sawfish
• Triton Engineering page: details on the Sawfish