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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2023
Lely Patent N.v., Maassluis, NL;
Martinus Cornelis Van Der Meer, Hazerswoude, NL;
Han Johannes Marinus Peeters, Halsteren, NL;
LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Abstract
A robot milking system, including: at least one milking box; milking apparatus; a robot arm configured to connect the milking apparatus to a milking animal; an animal recognition device configured to automatically determine an identity of the milking animal; a control system configured to control the robot milking system; and a positioning aid configured to determine a position of the milking animal in the milking box, where: the positioning aid is movable by the control system between an inactive state away from the milking animal and an active state up against the milking animal, the positioning aid is in the active state at least when the milking apparatus is connected to the milking animal, and the control system is configured to bring the positioning aid into the active state as a function of the identity determined by the animal recognition device.