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While the idea of vibrating collars to steer cattle makes me uneasy (what comes next?), I am somewhat hopeful this can address the issue of barbed wire fences.
Interestingly, the idea of remotely controlling cattle was discussed several years ago in an article outlining the the issues with fences: https://prairieecologist.com/2015/03/17/hubbard-fellowship-b...
”cows can be trained to navigate using the collar within 4-5 days” Umm, that sounds… labor intensive?
”cows can be trained to navigate using the collar within 4-5 days” Umm, that sounds… labor intensive?
Quite likely you only need to train the leaders in each herd of 100 - 200. The leaders will keep the rest in line.
If we had this system the first thing to do would be to stop all this shitting on the road!
bonus point: tourists love those so much you can buy smaller models at the airport.
Automated cows. Wow... I honestly never thought I would hear of such a thing. It totally makes sense though!
That was the theme of Quake2: captured humans were "automated" with implants. Today we start with cows, in 50 years we extend this to violent criminals and who knows, maybe in 100 years most of us will be automated for "safety reasons".
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Quite likely you only need to train the leaders in each herd of 100 - 200. The leaders will keep the rest in line.
Cattle have individual personalities. Some like to stay centered within the herd, and some prefer to be hundreds of yards away. When left to find their own way in a large enclosure, my cattle typically form much smaller groups, like 15-20. This might not matter, if a particular pasture can be protected by controlling the herd's general behavior. If we had this system the first thing to do would be to stop all this sh…
To not inconvenience drivers and other road users, or to get that precious manure back fertilizing your grass?
looking forward to the birth of a new job title in tandem with this product becoming popular: bovine cybersecurity expert! in all seriousness though, i'd be surprised if we don't see at least one comical headline in the future about cows being hacked and remote-controlled!
> Virtual fences keep the cows in designated areas, While the idea of vibrating collars to steer cattle makes me uneasy (what comes next?), I am somewhat hopeful this can address the issue of barbed wire fences. Interestingly, the idea of remotely controlling cattle was discussed several years ago in an article outlining the the issues with fences: https://prairieecologist.com/2015/03/17/hubbard-fellowship-b...