The Evolutions Of The Milking Machine
The first version, of unknown origin, imitated the manual gesture: it was to realize a robot able to recreate the movements automatically. However, these first rudimentary machines worked poorly, as they did not fit properly at all udder sizes. A second method was then envisaged; to create a machine reproducing the gesture of suction exercised by a calf. An inventor decided to develop such a machine: it is equipped with a cup to be fixed on the teat and a pulsator, which sends rhythmic pulsations allowing the aspiration of the milk. The first machines suffer from a problem of aggressiveness; by dint of milking in this way, the udders of the cows become painful, and blood can flow. Moreover, it is always essential that a farmer put the machine on each udder of the cow. Progressively, the milking machine improves: it is now able to alternate between sucking phase and massage phase, making milking for the cow painless. Moreover, since 2000s, there is fully automatic double bucket...