MILKING BOX WITH ROBOTIC ATTACHER

摘要

A system comprises a milking box, a robotic attacher, a sensor, and a controller. The milking box has a stall to accommodate a dairy livestock. The stall comprises a first exit gate on a first side of the stall leading to a first sorting region and a second exit gate on a second side of the stall leading to a second sorting region. The robotic attacher extends from the rear between the hind legs of the dairy livestock, move in at least one direction along the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis, and attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. The sensor identifies the dairy livestock within the milking box stall. The controller selects and opens the first exit gate or the second exit gate based at least in part upon the identity of the dairy livestock in order to direct the first dairy livestock into either the first sorting region or the second sorting region.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a milking box having a stall to accommodate a dairy livestock, wherein the stall comprises a first exit gate on a first side of the stall leading to a first sorting region and a second exit gate on a second side of the stall leading to a second sorting region; a robotic attacher configured to:
extend from the rear between the hind legs of the dairy livestock;move in at least one direction along the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis; andattach milking equipment to the dairy livestock; a sensor configured to identify the dairy livestock within the milking box stall; and a controller configured to select and open the first exit gate or the second exit gate based at least in part upon the identity of the dairy livestock in order to direct the first dairy livestock into either the first sorting region or the second sorting region.