Predicting the future is fraught with peril. Predicting the future is fraught with peril, especially for the science writer enthralled by the promise of a new technology. But that hasn’t stopped ...

How cows are grouped can play a major role in the success of a robotic milking system. Smart grouping keeps cows moving ...

Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to gather ...

Things had been slow around the farm. “You’re always slow,” Cousin Ollie chided. I glared. But Ollie didn’t notice since he was jumping three or four paces ahead of me, as usual. “I don’t run unless a ...

Many dairy producers in Maine have trouble finding the workforce they need to maintain sustainable operations. Could robots step in? The University of Maine recently unveiled a robotic milking barn — ...

DUNDEE, Iowa — Chad and Jason Demmer opened their farm for an Extension Transition Cow Field Day near Dundee. The Demmer brothers installed three DeLaval VMS robots to milk 170 cows about 15 months ...

PENNOCK - In 1953, Dolores and the late Don Youngren bought six spring heifers and started milking cows on their rural Pennock farm. Today, there are 380 cows on the third-generation Youngren dairy ...

GREENSBORO – How to milk cows in today’s tech dominated world? North Carolina A&T utilizes a robotic system. “At any point in the day or night, a cow can enter the specialized milking stall, where she ...

New farming technology available to students Bristol County aggie features new cow milking machine Advances in farming to be used in agricultural school classes You've seen delivery robots, police ...

I recently created Moo-Bot, an Arduino powered robot cow scarecrow jumping over the moon, for a local scarecrow competition. My inspiration was from my 3 year old son singing "hey diddle diddle, the ...