Every year, more cows are milked by robots.

Grist
By Nathanael JohnsonFeb 1, 2018, 4:34 pm261 pts
The machines used to be cumbersome and prone to failure, but the newer models really work. They feed cows, milk them, clean them, and carefully monitor their health. According to Bloomberg, robots are staged to surge into dairies in coming years. It’s part of a larger trend of automation across farm country,…

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