ANIMAL BREEDING SYSTEM AND ANIMAL BREEDING METHOD
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1. An animal breeding system comprising:
- a rack containing therein a cage for breeding an animal;
a carrier robot including a robot hand having a retention mechanism for the cage;
a camera provided near the robot hand; and
an instruction unit configured to instruct the carrier robot to perform an operation of taking the cage in and out from the rack while retaining the cage with the robot hand to carry the cage between the rack and a certain carrying position and an operation of bringing the camera close to the cage in the rack to cause the camera to capture an inside of the cage.
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Abstract
An animal breeding system according to an embodiment includes a rack, a carrier robot, a thermo camera, and an instruction unit. The rack contains therein a cage for breeding an animal. The carrier robot includes a hand having a retention mechanism for the cage. The thermo camera is provided near the hand. The instruction unit instructs the carrier robot to perform an operation of taking the cage in and out from the rack while retaining the cage with the hand to carry the cage between the rack and a certain carrying position and an operation of bringing the thermo camera close to the cage in the rack to cause the thermo camera to capture the inside of the cage.
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1. An animal breeding system comprising:
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a rack containing therein a cage for breeding an animal; a carrier robot including a robot hand having a retention mechanism for the cage; a camera provided near the robot hand; and an instruction unit configured to instruct the carrier robot to perform an operation of taking the cage in and out from the rack while retaining the cage with the robot hand to carry the cage between the rack and a certain carrying position and an operation of bringing the camera close to the cage in the rack to cause the camera to capture an inside of the cage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An animal breeding system comprising:
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means for containing therein a cage for breeding an animal; means for carrying the cage, the carrying means being attached to a carrier robot; means for capturing an inside of the cage, the capturing means being provided near the carrying means; and means for instructing the carrier robot to perform an operation of taking the cage in and out from the containing means while retaining the cage with the carrying means to carry the cage between the containing means and a certain carrying position and an operation of bringing the capturing means close to the cage in the containing means to cause the capturing means to capture an inside of the cage.
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19. An animal breeding method comprising:
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carrying a cage for breeding an animal from a rack containing therein the cage to a certain carrying position while retaining the cage with a robot hand provided on a carrier robot; and bringing a camera provided near the robot hand close to the cage in the rack to cause the camera to capture an inside of the cage. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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