Patent ID: 8813680
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A01J,A01K,B25J,G05B,G06K,G06T,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a first milking box having a first robotic attacher that is operable to extend between the rear legs of a first dairy livestock within a stall of the first milking box in order to attach milking equipment to the first dairy livestock; and a second milking box positioned front-to-back with the first milking box and having a second robotic attacher, the second robotic attacher operable to extend between the rear legs of a second dairy livestock within a stall of the second milking box in order to attach milking equipment to the second dairy livestock; wherein the first robotic attacher is suspended into position in the first milking box from a rail and operable to move in at least one direction along the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis; wherein the robotic attacher comprises: wherein the gripping portion is operable to rotate such that during a milking operation, the nozzle is positioned generally on the bottom of the robotic attacher, and during a spraying operation, the nozzle is positioned generally on the top of the robotic attacher.