WHY COWS COME TO THE ROBOT – REVISITED

Recently I asked a group of college students what one question distinguishes robot dairies from parlor dairies. It took some prompting because they were thinking too hard. I was looking for, “Why do cows come to the robot?” I have heard all sorts of answers – to get a treat, because they want to be milked, it’s a habit, they’ve been trained to do it, herd instinct, and many more. I like to answer “Why do cows come to the robot?” with a few more questions. What do cows want to do? What do we want cows to do? What motivates cows? What can we control?

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