# US 11,026,406 B2 · Mobile robot, in particular an education robot, for poultry farm and rearing facility implementing one or more robots

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- Number: US 11,026,406 B2
- Document ID: US11026406B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/063,032
- Filed: 2016-12-15
- Published: 2018-12-20
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-12-15
- Assignees: Tibot
- Applicants: Tibot
- Inventors: Lionel Planquette
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11026406B2

## CPC

- A01K 45/00: Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay
- A01K 1/0029: {Crowding gates or barriers}
- A01K 1/0128: {by means of scrapers or the like moving continuously}
- A01K 1/0156: {Devices for mechanical bedding manipulation}
- A01K 15/02: Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals (A01K15/04 takes precedence) {; Electric shock devices; Toys specially adapted for animals}
- A01K 29/00: Other apparatus for animal husbandry
- A01K 31/04: Dropping-boards; Devices for removing excrement
- A01K 31/165: {Egg collecting or counting}
- A01K 31/22: Poultry runs {; Poultry houses, including auxiliary features, e.g. feeding, watering, demanuring (air-conditioning, e.g. ventilation, of animal housings A01K1/0047)}
- A01M 29/10: using light sources, e.g. lasers or flashing lights
- A01M 29/16: using sound waves
- A01M 29/26: specially adapted for birds, e.g. electrified rods, cords or strips
- A01M 29/32: specially adapted for birds, e.g. spikes
- G05D 1/00: Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots (drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00)
- G05D 1/027: {comprising intertial navigation means, e.g. azimuth detector (inertial navigation G01C21/16; inertial navigation combined with non-inertial navigation instruments G01C21/165)}
- G05D 1/0278: {using satellite positioning signals, e.g. GPS}
- Y10S 901/01: Mobile robot
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A mobile education robot for a poultry farm having at least one laying area. The robot is configured to move the robot on the ground, prompt movement of at least two different types in order to push the birds present on the ground towards the at least one laying area, and to control the movement prompting. The robot includes mechanical elements for levelling and aerating the ground.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mobile teaching robot for a poultry farm comprising at least one egg-laying area, said robot comprising:
means for moving the robot on a floor of the farm,
means for encouraging mobility of poultry birds by forcing poultry birds present on the floor towards at least one egg-laying area, wherein said means for encouraging mobility comprises at least two distinct types to stimulate the poultry birds in different ways,
means for controlling said means for encouraging mobility of the poultry birds, said means for controlling said means for encouraging mobility being configured to activate successively different sequences of said means for encouraging mobility to prevent a phenomenon of habituation of said poultry birds near the robot and,
mechanical means for leveling and ventilating the floor.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The robot according to claim 1, wherein the robot further comprises a module for collecting floor eggs.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The robot according to claim 2, wherein said module for collecting floor eggs comprises a plurality of coaxially disposed disks.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The robot according to claim 3, wherein the disks are motor driven and said disks are designed to be situated at a distance from the floor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The robot according to claim 3, wherein said module for collecting floor eggs comprises elements for guiding the eggs towards said disks.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The robot according to claim 3, wherein said module for collecting floor eggs comprises, between two adjacent disks, at least one finger for retaining an egg between the two disks.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The robot according to claim 2, wherein said module for collecting floor eggs comprises an egg storage box having an inclined bottom wall.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The robot according to claim 7, wherein said module for collecting floor eggs comprises, between two adjacent disks, at least one finger for extracting an egg situated between the two disks towards said storage box.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The robot according to claim 1, wherein said at least two distinct types of the means for encouraging mobility are chosen from a group consisting of:
at least one sound source;
at least one light source;
at least one mechanical mobile element; and
at least one electrical discharging device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The robot according to claim 1, wherein the robot further comprises means for a geolocation of the robot.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The robot according to claim 1, wherein the robot further comprises sensors for measuring environmental parameters of said poultry farm.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The robot according to claim 1, wherein the robot further comprises sensors for measuring or acquiring at least one of the following:
physiological parameters of poultry birds,
environmental parameters of said poultry farm, or
visual and/or sound information.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The robot according to claim 12, wherein the robot further comprises means for processing at least one of the measured or acquired:
physiological parameters,
visual information, or
sound information,
wherein the means for processing is configured to deliver a mapping of dead birds and/or floor eggs.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The robot according to claim 12, wherein the robot further comprises means for processing the measured or acquired environmental parameters measured, and wherein the means for processing is configured to deliver a mapping of environmental parameters of said poultry farm as a function of the measured or acquired environmental parameters.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

A poultry-farming facility comprising at least one robot according to claim 1.

### Claim 16

A mobile teaching robot for a poultry farm comprising at least one egg-laying area, said robot comprising:
wheels for moving the robot on a floor of the farm,
at least one sound source and at least one light source arranged to encourage mobility of poultry birds to force poultry birds present on the floor towards the at least one egg-laying area,
a microprocessor for controlling said at least one sound source and at least one light source, said microprocessor being configured to activate successively different sequences of said at least one sound source and at least one light source to prevent a phenomenon of habituation of said poultry birds near the robot, and
a rake arranged to level and ventilate the floor.