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What have computers got to do with cows? Can a wooden mirror help us understand the computing behind digital image capture? Neil Rowse is the first dairy farmer in the UK to use a computerised system that gives cows control over when they are milked, and allows him to remotely monitor the welfare o…

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  • Feb 10, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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Computer technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2010 1:03


A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Computer technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2010


Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

The cows that milk themselves

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 1:42


The automatic milking robot that gives cows control over when they are milked.

Transcript -- The cows that milk themselves

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Transcript -- The automatic milking robot that gives cows control over when they are milked.

Tempting the cows into the machine

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 3:47


Transcript -- Tempting the cows into the machine

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Feeding the babies

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 0:43


From the robot milker to the robot feeder in the calf nursery.

Keeping check on the cows

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 1:48


Transcript -- Feeding the babies

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Transcript -- From the robot milker to the robot feeder in the calf nursery.

Transcript -- Keeping check on the cows

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Transcript -- Regular monitoring and emergency alerts.

Why go robotic?

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 0:54


Benefits for the cows, the farmer and his family.

Transcript -- Why go robotic?

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Transcript -- Benefits for the cows, the farmer and his family.

Mirrors as interactive art

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 2:13


Transcript -- Mirrors as interactive art

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Transcript -- Daniel Rozin’s wooden mirror and how it works.

Behind the mirror

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 1:55


Transcript -- Behind the mirror

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Transcript -- The technology that drives the mirror.

Creating the prototype

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 1:53


Transcript -- Creating the prototype

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


From image to display

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 1:17


How information from the camera is turned into a ‘reflection’ on the mirror.

Transcript -- From image to display

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Transcript -- How information from the camera is turned into a ‘reflection’ on the mirror.

Transcript -- Why milking and mirrors?

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


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