date:Dec 25, 2012
New Zealand-based Scott Technology has collaborated with farmers to form Scott Milktech, a joint venture to commercialize a robotic system that could be employed in dairy farms.
With the help of an arm, the six-axis robot lifts cups on a rotary dairy milking system onto the teats of cows, reported Stuff.co.nz.
The system has been designed in such a way that it can operate without any human interference. Using camera and software, it locates the udder so that cups can be placed and then begins