Moo-ve over, humans: Researchers turn to robots to replace cow herders

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Ricardo Bilton | VentureBeat

When robots inevitably take over, cows will be the first things they take control of.

Researchers at Sydney University are working on a robot that could one day make human cow herders a thing of the past.

  • The robot, dubbed the Rover, has already successfully herded groups of over a hundred cows.

  • This has attracted the attention of many dairy farmers

  • the researchers hope all their insights into robot-bovine interactions will help make more will help make more autonomous systems down the line.

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