Human assisted milking robot and method
AssigneeMirobot Ltd.
InventorTal Bareket
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Abstract
A human operated control device for assisting a plurality of milking robots includes a controller adapted for controlling communication with a plurality of milking robots operated substantially simultaneously, graphical user interface (GUI) adapted for displaying information received from at least one milking robot and for receiving input from a human supervisor for operating the at least one milking robot based on the displayed information, and a processor adapted to convert the input received from the human supervisor into a command for operating the at least one milking robot from which the information was received. A milking robot for operating milking equipment is adapted to operate in one of an automated mode of operation and a human assisted mode of operation.
Claims28
1-25. (canceled)
A milking robot for operating milking equipment comprising:
- a location computation unit adapted for locating at least one teat for milking;
- at least one robotic arm or robotic platform adapted for maneuvering milking equipment;
- a motion control unit adapted for controlling movement of the at least one robotic arm or robotic platform;
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- a controller for controlling operation of the milking robot and the milking equipment, wherein the controller is adapted operate in one of an automated mode of operation and a human assisted mode of operation and wherein the controller is adapted to communicate with a control device that is human operated.
(canceled)
A method for performing milking tasks on a dairy animal with a milking robot, the method comprising:
- operating a milking robot in an automated mode without human intervention, wherein the milking robot is adapted to locate at least one teat of a dairy animal for milking and to perform a milking task on the at least one teat;
- detecting failure in performing the milking task, wherein the failure is detected by the milking robot;
- switching operation of the milking robot from the automated mode of operation to a human assisted mode of operation in response to detecting the failure;
- transmitting information from the milking robot to a control device that is operated by a human supervisor during the human assisted mode of operation;
- receiving input from the control device that is operated by a human supervisor responsive to the information transmitted;
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- completing the milking task with the milking robot based on the input received from the control device operated by a human supervisor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.