SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ATTACHING CUPS TO A DAIRY ANIMAL

摘要

A robotic attacher retrieves cups from the left side of an equipment area located behind a dairy livestock and attaches the cups to the teats of the dairy livestock in sequence. The sequence comprises attaching a first cup to the left front teat, a second cup to the right front teat, a third cup to the left rear teat, and a fourth cup to the right rear teat.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
retrieving, by a robotic attacher, a first cup and a second cup from the left side of an equipment area located behind a dairy livestock; attaching, by the robotic attacher, the first cup to a left front teat of the dairy livestock; attaching, by the robotic attacher, the second cup to a right front teat of the dairy livestock; retrieving, by the robotic attacher, a third cup and a fourth cup from the left side of the equipment area after attaching the second cup; attaching, by the robotic attacher, the third cup to a left rear teat of the dairy livestock; and attaching, by the robotic attacher, the fourth cup to a right rear teat of the dairy livestock.