Dairy (milking): First robotic milking system to also rinse, wash, and air dry the hooves and...
...ankles of dairy cows that have come in to be milked. [As these hooves are commonly covered in mud and manure, this cleaning will improve the hygienic condition of the cows and thus the quality of the milk. The difference between Grade A and B milk is mainly on how clean the farmer keeps his cows. The highest standard of clean cows gets their milk a Grade A.] The robotic milking machine must accomplish this cleaning service within the time it takes to milk the cow. The machine must also rinse down itself and the floor where the cows stand after each cow leaves the machine and before the next one is allowed to enter. If the cow urinates and/or poops while in the machine, the machine must be able to detect such activity and then remove the waste and clean itself and the floor before letting the next cow enter the machine.
Future Challenges: Being both in stock and purchasable, first above robotic milking machine to also:
1) Rinse, wash, air dry, and, if needed and it is tick season, put anti-tick powder on the entire cow during milking process.
2) Inspect the cow's entire body for cuts, sores, mange, ticks, and other skin health issues. If such is discovered, the machine must guide the cow to a holding pen after it leaves the milking station and the machine must immediately alert the farmer to this by way of a cellphone text.
Installing and using the robotic milking machine as outlined in both Future Challenges #1 and #2:
3) First commercial dairy farm with at least 200 dairy cows.
4) First US state to have all of its dairy farms (with at least 50 dairy cows).
5) First nation to have all of its dairy farms (with at least 50 dairy cows).
First pair of radio talk show hosts from Wisconsin and California (the US's two biggest milk production states) to champion this challenge, publicly "throw the gauntlet" at each other, and then get their state to get:
6) 10% of their dairy farms equipped with the above robotic milkers (original plus Future Challenge #1 and #2 robo-milkers).
7) 25% of their dairy farms equipped with the above robo-milkers.
8) 50% of their dairy farms equipped with the above robo-milkers.
9) 75% of their dairy farms equipped with the above robo-milkers.
10) 90% of their dairy farms equipped with the above robo-milkers.
11) 100% of their dairy farms equipped with the above robo-milkers. [The goal of the talk show hosts is to be the one with the most BTC trophies adorning their sound studio.]
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