Robot Moo-Juice Extractor Makes For Happy Cows
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 25 of September , 2008 at 4:30 am
Mmm, there’s nothing tastier than an ice cold glass of milk, especially if it’s been sucked out of a cow by the ice cold metal hand of a robot. The Lely Astronaut robotic milking system is designed to reduce the stress of both farmers and cows by milking the cows completely automatically whenever they feel like being milked. They just wander up, walk into the housing, and the robot does its job. Radio collars identify each individual cow, and a laser guided robotic arm gently attaches milking cups to the cow’s udders.
Cows typically adjust to the robotic system in 2 or 3 days. Since they can visit the milking robot whenever they want to (as opposed to only once a day), milk production increases by up to 20%, since more frequent milking better emulates how cows naturally deliver milk. Dairy farmers typically adjust to the robotic system the next morning, since they don’t even have to get out of bed… Especially now that cows can herd themselves, too.
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Category: Industrial
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Comment by Khimaira
Made Thursday, 25 of September , 2008 at 6:40 pm
This is awesome.
It almost makes me want to get some cows, start a dairy operation and try it out. That might be hard going in the middle of the city, though.
Comment by Joseph A Nickence
Made Monday, 29 of September , 2008 at 12:35 pm
I’ve seen something like this a few years back. I’m not sure if it’s the same company that produces the bot or not, but I’m sure it’s a great idea thats been overdue!