A college in the U.K. the college ,University of Strathclyde has spent $2.2m for a collar which is worn by cows to detect how they are doing, for example if they’re sick. This collar uses the same motion sensor technology as the Nintendo Wii controller. This technology is very helpful because it sends the farmer a text on his personal cell phone that a cow is sick, or he is in extreme heat which is very important to keep the cow and his products healthy. This is a work in progress, and is still testing for full potential, but we can see a strong future. The motions sensor is 3D and can tell what position the cows head is in, for instance if its head is down its probably sick. All these projects are to help us common workers in a urban environment to live a life with better food and heath because of the food, because at any time this cow could have gotten sick and we could have eaten a potentially deadly cow who was not healthy and who should have not contributed to being our food. These measures are really good and I think people should look into funding this project.
Now they got worm collars for cows? What's next?
ReplyDeleteGreat blog Jerry, this was very interesting. This is a step up for farmers.
ReplyDeleteYes Jerry, this is a really interesting topic. Even though it is a bit hard to read, it is really interesting because it seems like cows have a new way of communicating.
ReplyDeleteGreat i hope that technology like this can be modified and used for something better like games. Maybe this can be the beginning of virtual interactive games.
ReplyDeleteGood information. Farmers are advancing in technology now.
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