Introduction 1-1
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1. INTRODUCTION
The Astronaut milking robot is part of an automated milking system that milks, feeds, and monitors the health of
cows. The milking system also examines the quantity and quality of the milk received from the cows, and if
necessary, it separates milk that is contaminated or not to the correct standard.
A transmitter on each cow enables the system to identify the cow via a unique number, and a management
system maintains specific records for each cow. The milking system uses these records to manage the milking
and feeding of a cow when it enters the milking robot.
The milking system has four primary parts:
• The milking robot
• The tank room
• The office
• The compressor.
1.1 Milking Robot
The milking robot detects, weighs, milks and feeds the cows that go into the milking robot.
The milking robot is installed in or adjacent to the barn. The milking robot is installed so that the floor of the
milking robot is almost at the same height as the floor of the barn. This gives the cows safe and easy access to
and from the milking robot.
The milking robot is made in Right Hand (RH) and Left Hand (LH) versions (see the figures on pages 1-4 and
1-5).
The milking robot is connected to the tank room and the office via a cable train that contains the milk delivery
line and electrical and data cables. An external compressor supplies compressed air to operate the robot
pneumatic systems.
The milking robot has four primary parts:
• The box
• The machine room
• The robot arm assembly
• The X-link control panel.
1.1.1 Box
The box is the area of the milking robot where the cow stands during milking. It is a metal frame that contains
the entrance and exit gates, the weighbridge and the feed assembly.
The robot arm is installed on the right (RH model) or the left (LH model) of the box. The entrance and exit gates
are installed on the left (RH model) or the right (LH model) of the box.
The floor of the box is a weighbridge that detects the cow when it enters the milking robot. The weighbridge
also detects the position of the cow for the milking system, and weighs the cow when it is in the correct position
(standing completely on the floor).
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