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225 points DonHopkins | 2 comments | 15 Apr 25 22:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.437s | source

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I toured a farm in the middle of nowhere in northern MN 7 years ago with this exact system.

Automatic Crane feed loading system for the Roomba-like robots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDEIcZwQa-o

Reverse Roomba-like automatic feeding robot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-QFB827U-M

ethbr1 ◴[16 Apr 25 03:50 UTC] No.43701251[source]▶

If anyone is near eastern Tennessee, I'd recommend the Sweetwater Valley Farm tour (in Sweetwater, TN).

They have the same Lely automatic milking machines from the article, and you can watch them do their thing.

Honestly, the teat-cleaning is the neatest part -- you realize how much more hygienic a mindless automaton can be.

1. rpmisms ◴[16 Apr 25 14:56 UTC] No.43706382[source]▶

I saw eastern TN and got excited, but you just mean east-ish TN. Johnson City matters too!

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2. ethbr1 ◴[16 Apr 25 21:22 UTC] No.43710544[source]▶

TN has a lot of more-directions :D

All the love to east-of-Knoxville

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