technology Archives - Automatic Milking Systems

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published - 28 December 2018
By Nicolas Lyons

History, evolution and type of robots

The concept of a device able to milk cows without human intervention dates back to the 1970’s, with research and different prototypes tested in the mid 1980’s, reaching a milestone when the first commercial AMS installation took place in the Netherlands in 1992. Today automatic milking systems have been adopted …
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published - 12 December 2018
By Nicolas Lyons, Jessica Bell

Milking Edge: New Australian robotic milking project

The Australian dairy industry is committed to supporting investment and successful operation of Automatic Milking Systems (AMS). The three-year project ‘Milking Edge’ is a joint initiative of the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Dairy Australia and DeLaval to ‘Support industry to consider, invest and operate AMS successfully’.
Built on a decade of …
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