Poultry growing robot

A method for preforming various poultry growing operation tasks, said method comprising:

• robotically controlling the operation and movement of a robot such that the robot traverses a bedded floor of a poultry growing barn, utilizing at least one controller of the robot disposed within at least one equipment cabinet of the robot;
• removing dead birds and manure cakes disposed on the bedded floor from the bedded floor utilizing a conveyor of the robot that is connected to a chassis of the robot such that an elongated trailing edged thereof is positioned adjacent to an elongated leading edged of a collection platform;
• conveying the dead birds and manure cakes removed from the bedded floor to the collection platform of the robot utilizing conveyor system of the conveyor, wherein the collection platform is pivotally mounted to the chassis the collection platform and is structured and operable to collect dead birds and manure cakes and to have live birds stand thereon, wherein movement of the conveyor system is controlled by the at least one controller;
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• removing the dead birds and manure cakes from the collection platform by moving the collection platform between a Collection position and a Disposal position, wherein the movement of the collection platform is controlled by the at least one controller.

A poultry growing robotic operation system, said system comprising:

• a poultry growing robot for robotically preforming various poultry growing operation tasks, the robot comprising:
• a chassis;
• a collection platform pivotally mounted to the chassis, the collection platform structured and operable to collect dead birds and manure cakes and to have live birds stand thereon;
• an conveyor connected to the chassis such that an elongated trailing edged thereof is positioned adjacent to an elongated leading edged of the collection platform, the conveyor comprising a conveyor system structured and operable to convey the dead birds and manure cakes from a bedded floor of a poultry growing barn to the collection platform;
• at least one equipment cabinet mounted to the chassis;
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• at least one controller structured and operable to control:
• movement of the robot through the poultry growing barn;
• movement of the conveyor system;
• and
• movement of the collection platform between a Collection position and a Disposal position;
• and
• a waste management system, the waste management system comprising:
• a bird and manure disposal pit structured and operable to receive the dead birds and manure cakes collected and disposed into the bird and manure disposal pit via the robot;
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• a waste removal system structured and operable to remove the dead birds and manure cakes disposed into the bird and manure disposal pit.