Animal specimen picking device and system

Abstract

The animal specimen picking device includes a collecting device and a driving device. The collecting device includes at least one opening to collect the animal specimen through the at least one opening. The driving device drives the collecting device to move on the collecting surface. The collecting surface has the animal specimen. The driving device includes a spherical shell, a controller and a driving module. The controller is located in the spherical shell and generates a control signal. The driving module is located in the spherical shell and drives the spherical shell to roll according to the control signal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a picking device, and in particular to an animal specimen picking device and a system thereof. Background Art

[0002] There are many farms nowadays, and they provide people with the food they need for their lives. Taking egg-laying chicken farms as an example, traditional egg-laying chicken farms are mostly open buildings with one floor, and the chicken coops are three-layer chicken cages. The degree of mechanization is generally low. In addition to semi-automatic feed delivery, egg collection and chicken manure are mostly handled manually, and the height between the chicken cages and the partitions or the ground is usually narrow, making it difficult to collect eggs and chicken manure. In addition, the mechanized device for recycling chicken coop manure is usually a unified recycling, and it is impossible to distinguish which chicken cage the manure is recycled from. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the above, the present invention provides an animal specimen picking device and a system thereof to provide convenient and rapid collection of animal specimens and classified management of the animal specimens according to the recovery areas corresponding to the animal specimens, so that when the results of the animal specimen inspection are abnormal, it can be immediately known which area of ​​the farm has animals in an abnormal state and corresponding processing can be performed immediately.

[0004] According to some embodiments, the animal specimen picking device includes a collecting device and a driving device. The collecting device includes at least one opening to collect the animal specimen through the at least one opening. The driving device drives the collecting device to move on the collecting surface. The collecting surface has the animal specimen. The driving device includes a spherical shell, a controller and a driving module. The controller is located in the spherical shell and generates a control signal. The driving module is located in the spherical shell and drives the spherical shell to roll according to the control signal.

[0005] According to some embodiments, the collection device includes a collection box and a traction unit. The collection box has a chamber for accommodating animal specimens. The lower end of the side of the collection box is provided with at least one opening to communicate with the chamber. The traction unit is connected to the collection box and has a hemispherical groove to buckle on the spherical shell so that the driving device pulls the collection box when it moves.

[0006] According to some embodiments, the collection device includes an outer spherical shell and at least one positioning portion. The outer spherical shell covers the outer spherical shell of the driving device. The outer spherical shell is dispersedly provided with a plurality of openings. The positioning portion is connected between the spherical shell and the outer spherical shell, so that when the spherical shell of the driving device rolls, the outer spherical shell is linked to roll.

[0007] According to some embodiments, the opening has a pore size that allows an animal specimen to be stuffed therein.

[0008] According to some embodiments, the outer spherical shell includes a plurality of sub-shells, which are detachably assembled together.

[0009] According to some embodiments, the outer surface of the outer spherical shell of the collection device has at least one protrusion.

[0010] According to some embodiments, the driving device further comprises a wireless communication interface. The wireless communication interface is coupled to the controller, and the controller generates a control signal in response to a control instruction received via the wireless communication interface to control the movement of the driving device.

[0011] According to some embodiments, an animal specimen picking system includes an animal specimen picking device and a control host. The animal specimen picking device is placed in an area at a breeding end. The animal specimen picking device also includes a controlled end communication interface. The controlled end communication interface is coupled to a controller. The controlled end communication interface is used to receive or send a positioning signal. The control host is disposed at the breeding end. One of the control host and the animal specimen picking device performs indoor positioning on the other through a positioning signal to obtain positioning information. The control host records the area where the animal specimen picking device is located at the breeding end according to the positioning information.

[0012] According to some embodiments, the animal specimen picking system further includes an environmental detection module. The environmental detection module detects the environmental status of the area of ​​the breeding end, and when the environmental status of the area is detected to meet the trigger condition, the control host sends a release control signal. The controller of the animal specimen picking device generates a control signal in response to the release control signal received via the controlled end communication interface to control the animal specimen picking device to move to the area, wherein the environmental detection module displays the environmental status of the area of ​​the breeding end via the human-machine interface.

[0013] According to some embodiments, the animal specimen picking device further comprises an environment detector which detects the environment status of the area corresponding to the delivery, wherein the controller of the animal specimen picking device displays the environment status of the area corresponding to the delivery via a human-machine interface.

[0014] Therefore, according to some embodiments, when the driving device of the animal specimen picking device rolls, it drives the collection device with an opening to collect animal specimens on the collection surface, so that animal specimens located in a small space can be easily collected, and the human resource cost can be reduced. Through the positioning mechanism of the animal specimen picking system, it is easy to distinguish which breeding end area the collected animal specimens are obtained from, so that when the animal specimen is found to be abnormal after detection, the breeding end area corresponding to the abnormal animal specimen can be processed later, such as epidemic prevention treatment (killing animals infected with pathogens), isolation measures, etc. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The figure is a three-dimensional diagram of an animal specimen picking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2It is a three-dimensional diagram of an animal specimen picking device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional diagram of an animal specimen picking device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram of an animal specimen picking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an animal specimen picking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Abstract Reference Signs

[0021] 100: Animal specimen picking device

[0022] 110: Collection device

[0023] 112: Opening

[0024] 118: Outer spherical shell

[0025] 1182: Subshell

[0026] 119: Positioning Department

[0027] 120: Drive device

[0028] 122: Spherical shell DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Reference Figure 1 , which is a three-dimensional diagram of an animal specimen picking device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The animal specimen picking device 100 includes a collecting device 110 and a driving device 120. The collecting device 110 includes an opening 112 to collect animal specimens 130 through the opening 112. The driving device 120 is connected to the collecting device 110 and drives the collecting device 110 to move on a collecting surface 140. The collecting surface 140 refers to a surface having animal specimens 130, such as the ground, the bottom of a chicken cage, etc., which may be a smooth plane or an uneven surface depending on the breeding environment. The driving device 120 includes a spherical shell 122, a controller 124 and a driving module 126. The controller 124 and the driving module 126 are located in the spherical shell 122. The controller 124 is coupled to the driving module 126 and generates a control signal to the driving module 126 to actuate the driving module 126, thereby controlling the moving direction of the driving device 120.

[0030] When the driving device 120 rolls and moves, for example, when the driving module 126 is actuated to roll the ball shell 122 on the collection surface 140 to move the driving device 120, the collection device 110 can be driven to move accordingly, so that the opening 112 contacts the collection surface 140, and the animal specimen 130 can be collected through the opening 112. In this way, even if the animal specimen 130 is located in a narrow space such as a passage between chicken cages in a chicken house, a passage between chicken cages and the bottom partition of a chicken cage, or a passage between a chicken cage and the ground, the animal specimen 130 can be easily collected. In addition, the human resource cost can also be reduced.

[0031] The collection device 110 may further include a collection box 114 and a traction unit 116. The collection box 114 has a chamber 1142 for accommodating an animal specimen 130. An opening 112 is provided at the lower end of the side of the collection box 114 to communicate with the chamber 1142. The traction unit 116 includes a hemispherical groove 1162 and a connector 1164. The hemispherical groove 1162 is buckled on the spherical shell 122 and connected to the collection box 114 via the connector 1164, so that when the driving device 120 moves, the collection box 114 is pulled, and then the collection device 110 is pulled to move and collect the animal specimen 130 on the collection surface 140 through the opening 112 and accommodate it in the chamber 1142. Here, the connector 1164 is two connecting rods, and the two ends of each connecting rod are respectively connected to one side of the collection box 114 and one side of the hemispherical groove 1162. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the connector 1164 may also be, for example, a chain, a gear, etc. When the driving device 120 moves and pulls the collection box 114 , the collection device 110 contacts the collection surface 140 via the bottom connected to the lower end of the opening 112 , and collects the animal specimens 130 by scooping, so that the animal specimens 130 enter the chamber 1142 through the opening 112 .

[0032] In some embodiments, the collection box 114 may be provided with a plurality of openings 112. These openings 112 may be connected to the same chamber 1142, or may be connected to a plurality of unconnected chambers 1142.

[0033] In some embodiments, the hemispherical groove 1162 can cover one-third of the outer surface of the spherical shell 122, but is not limited thereto. For example, one-quarter of the outer surface, one-half of the outer surface, etc., can be covered as long as the outer surface of the spherical shell 122 can be covered. In some embodiments, the outer surface or inner surface of the hemispherical groove 1162 is not limited to a smooth curved surface, and can also have edges and corners.

[0034] In some embodiments, at least one fixing mechanism is provided between the traction part 116 and the collection box 114, providing a removable fixing method to fix one end of the traction part 116 relative to the hemispherical groove 1162 to the collection box 114. The removable fixing method may be, for example, gluing, magnetic attraction, locking, screwing, etc. For example, the fixing mechanism is a matching screw and nut, the screw is passed through the collection box 114, one end of the connector 1164 has a through hole to be sleeved on the screw, and the hemispherical groove 1162 and the collection box 114 are fixed by the nut.

[0035] In some embodiments, when the animal specimens 130 are collected, the traction unit 116 can be separated from the collection box 114 by disassembling the fixing mechanism, so as to facilitate taking out the animal specimens 130 in the collection box 114 for subsequent testing. After taking out the animal specimens 130 in the collection box 114, another collection box 114 can be connected to the traction unit 116, or the used collection box 114 can be cleaned and then connected to the traction unit 116. In this way, the animal specimens 130 can be quickly recovered, reused, and the waste of resources and materials can be reduced.

[0036] In some embodiments, the body of the collection device 110 may be a device made of plastic material, metal material, elastic material, etc. Among them, the elastic material may be rubber, elastic alloy, thermoplastic elastomer, etc. In some embodiments, the shape of the opening 112 may be rectangular, triangular, circular, irregular, etc. In some embodiments, the animal specimen 130 may be animal feces, animal body fluids, animal urine, animal blood, etc., but is not limited thereto. The animal specimen 130 may be solid, liquid, or paste, etc.

[0037] In some embodiments, the driving device 120 may be a spherical robot. The material of the spherical shell 122 may be plastic, metal, elastic material, etc. Among them, the elastic material may be rubber, elastic alloy, thermoplastic elastomer, etc. The spherical shell 122 may be a shell of a sphere or a polygon close to a sphere. The controller 124 is, for example, but not limited to, a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor (Microprocessor), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC, Application-specific Integrated Circuit), a system on a chip (SOC, System on a Chip), etc.

[0038] The driving module 126 can be implemented by a motor 1262 and a roller 1264 to drive the ball shell 122 to roll. Specifically, the roller 1264 abuts against the ball shell 122, and the motor 1262 is connected to the roller 1264 via an output shaft 1266. After being actuated according to a control signal, the roller 1264 is rolled through the output shaft 1266, thereby driving the ball shell 122 to roll, so that the driving device 120 is displaced. Among them, the motor 1262 can be a stepper motor, a DC motor, an AC motor, a pulse motor, a synchronous motor, etc., but is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the driving module 126 drives the rolling direction of the ball shell 122 according to the control signal, for example, according to the control signal, the rotation speed of one of the rollers 1264 is faster than that of the other roller 1264, so that the ball shell 122 rolls in the direction driven by the roller 1264 with a faster rotation speed. In some embodiments, the driving module 126 may also include an elastic element to assist the roller 1264 to abut against the ball shell 122. The elastic element may be an element made of an elastic material, such as but not limited to rubber material, polyisoprene, synthetic polyisoprene rubber, butyl rubber, etc.

[0039] Reference Figure 2 , which is a three-dimensional diagram of an animal specimen picking device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The collecting device 110 includes an outer spherical shell 118 and at least one positioning portion 119. The outer spherical shell 118 covers the outside of the spherical shell 122 of the driving device 120. The outer spherical shell 118 is dispersedly provided with a plurality of openings 112. The positioning portion 119 is connected between the spherical shell 122 and the outer spherical shell 118, so that when the spherical shell 122 of the driving device 120 rolls, the outer spherical shell 118 is linked to roll. Here, the positioning portion 119 is columnar, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0040] In some embodiments, the outer surface of the spherical shell 122 and the inner surface of the outer spherical shell 118 are respectively provided with grooves corresponding to the positioning portion 119, so that the positioning portion 119 can be inserted into the grooves. In some embodiments, the outer surface or the inner surface of the outer spherical shell 118 is not limited to a smooth curved surface, and can also have edges and corners. In some embodiments, the shape of the outer spherical shell 118 is the same as the shape of the spherical shell 122, but in some embodiments, the shape of the outer spherical shell 118 is different from the shape of the spherical shell 122. For example, the spherical shell 122 is a polygon close to a sphere, and the outer spherical shell 118 is a round sphere.

[0041] In some embodiments, the opening 112 of the outer spherical shell 118 has a pore size that allows the animal specimen 130 to be filled thereon. Since the animal specimen 130 may be a paste, such as chicken manure, when the spherical shell 122 of the driving device 120 drives the outer spherical shell 118 to roll, the animal specimen 130 is squeezed and filled in the opening 112 by rolling on the collection surface 140.

[0042] In some embodiments, the outer spherical shell 118 includes a plurality of sub-shells 1182, and the plurality of sub-shells 1182 are detachably combined together. For example, the sub-shells 1182 are two hemispherical shells, and each has a corresponding rotating thread, so the two hemispherical shells can be rotated and combined into the outer spherical shell 118 through the corresponding threads. In some embodiments, the outer spherical shell 118 also includes at least one combination element, and the plurality of sub-shells 1182 are combined into the outer spherical shell 118 through the combination element. The combination element can be a component realized by gluing, magnetic attraction, locking, screwing, clamping, etc. For example, two sub-shells 1182 are used to illustrate, for example, the combination element can be a hook and a slot corresponding to the hook, one sub-shell 1182 has the hook, and the other sub-shell 1182 has the slot, and the plurality of sub-shells 1182 are combined into the outer spherical shell 118 by clamping the hook to the slot. By disassembling and assembling the sub-shell 1182, the driving device 120 can be replaced and the animal specimen 130 can be recovered more conveniently. For example, only a new outer spherical shell 118 needs to be replaced, or the outer spherical shell 118 after the animal specimen 130 is recovered and cleaned can be reconnected to the spherical shell 122 via the positioning portion 119, and the animal specimen 130 can be collected on the collection surface 140 again.

[0043] In some embodiments, the collection device 110 may not include the positioning portion 119, that is, the outer spherical shell 118 is directly mounted on and covers the spherical shell 122, so that when the spherical shell 122 of the driving device 120 rolls, the outer spherical shell 118 will also roll. Here, the outer spherical shell 118 can be made of a soft material, such as silicone, which is conducive to close fit with the spherical shell 122. The outer spherical shell 118 can also be made of a material with a large friction coefficient, which is conducive to increasing friction to help rolling. Since the outer spherical shell 118 can be made of a soft material and covered with the spherical shell 122, the outer spherical shell 118 can change in shape according to the shape of the spherical shell 122 of the driving device 120.

[0044] Reference Figure 3 , is a three-dimensional diagram of an animal specimen picking device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The outer surface of the outer spherical shell 118 of the collection device 110 has at least one protrusion 1184 to increase the friction when moving on the collection surface 140. The protrusion 1184 can be a protrusion of any shape, such as a circle, a triangle, etc., but is not limited thereto. The protrusion 1184 can be made of metal, plastic, etc.

[0045] In some embodiments, the driving device 120 further includes a wireless communication interface. The wireless communication interface is coupled to the controller 124, and the controller 124 generates a control signal in response to a control instruction received via the wireless communication interface to control the movement of the driving device 120. For example, the wireless communication interface receives a control instruction from a user device, and the controller 124 responds to the control instruction and generates a control signal to control the movement direction of the driving device 120. The wireless communication interface can provide a short-range communication function, such as but not limited to a wireless transmission communication interface, such as Bluetooth, wireless hotspot, mobile communication, near-field communication (NFC), or provide network communication services to communicate through the network. User devices include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), notebook computers, desktop computers, etc.

[0046] In some embodiments, the animal specimen picking device 100 further includes one or more environmental detectors for detecting the state of the external environment, such as detecting the environmental state of a chicken house or a farm. For example, the environmental detector may be a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the chicken house or the farm; the environmental detector may be a humidity sensor for detecting the humidity of the chicken house or the farm; the environmental detector may be a wind direction sensor for detecting the wind direction of the chicken house or the farm; the environmental detector may be a wind speed sensor for detecting the wind speed of the chicken house or the farm; the environmental detector may be a light sensor for detecting the light intensity of the chicken house or the farm; or the environmental detector may be an ammonia sensor for detecting the ammonia concentration of the chicken house or the farm, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0047] In some embodiments, the driving device 120 further includes an angle measurement module. The angle measurement module is coupled to the controller 124. The angle measurement module measures the rotation angle of the driving device 120 when rolling, and the controller 124 adjusts the angle of the driving device 120 when rolling according to the rotation angle to balance the driving module 126, so that the driving device 120 can roll in a balanced manner. The angle measurement module is, for example, but not limited to, a mechanical gyroscope, an optical fiber gyroscope, a laser resonant gyroscope, an integrated vibration gyroscope, a micro-electromechanical gyroscope, an angular velocity sensor, etc. In some embodiments, the driving device 120 further includes a camera device for capturing images outside the driving device 120. In some embodiments, the driving device 120 further includes a circuit board for connecting the controller 124, the driving module 126, the wireless communication interface, the environment detector, the angle measurement module, and the camera device.

[0048] For the convenience of explaining the animal specimen picking system, the wireless communication interface of the animal specimen picking device 100 is hereinafter referred to as the controlled end communication interface 128 .

[0049] Reference Figures 1 to 5 . Figure 4 FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of an animal specimen picking system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 The structure diagram of the animal specimen picking system 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown. The animal specimen picking system 200 includes an animal specimen picking device 100 and a control host 220. The animal specimen picking device 100 is placed in an area 212 of a breeding end 210. The breeding end 210 may be a breeding farm. The breeding end 210 may have one or more areas 212. The control host 220 is disposed at the breeding end 210. The control host 220 includes a host communication interface 222 and a processor 224. The processor 224 is coupled to the host communication interface 222.

[0050] The indoor positioning of the animal specimen picking device 100 of the animal specimen picking system 200 can be realized by the animal specimen sampling device 100 or by the control host 220. Here, the indoor positioning is implemented by the animal specimen sampling device 100. The controlled end communication interface 128 of the animal specimen picking device 100 receives the positioning signal. In some embodiments, the positioning signal can be a wireless broadcast signal, such as a WiFi broadcast signal, a Bluetooth broadcast signal (Beacon), etc. After receiving the positioning signal, the controlled end communication interface 128 performs indoor positioning by the controller 124, such as performing Angle of Departure (AoD) positioning, sampling the phase (In-phase) and the quadrature-phase (Quadrature-phase), that is, sampling the IQ (In-phase Quadrature-phase) value, and calculating the location of the animal specimen picking device 100 at the breeding end 210 according to the IQ value, thereby generating positioning information, and transmitting the positioning information to the control host 220 via the controlled end communication interface 128. Here, the positioning signal can be sent by the control host 220, the user device or one or more beacon devices, and the device has an antenna group that supports angle detection, so that the animal specimen picking device 100 can perform Angle of Departure (AoD) positioning. In some embodiments, the controller 124 and the controlled end communication interface 128 of the animal specimen picking device 100 may calculate the location of the animal specimen picking device 100 using indoor positioning technology that complies with the standards of Bluetooth 5.1 or a version lower than Bluetooth 5.1.

[0051] In some embodiments, the positioning information may include the relative coordinates of the animal specimen picking device 100 at the breeding end 210, the absolute coordinates of the animal specimen picking device 100 (such as latitude and longitude coordinates), the phase or orthogonal phase of the arrival angle or departure angle of the positioning signal, etc. The relative coordinates may be the coordinates of the animal specimen picking device 100 relative to the control host 220, the user device, or the beacon device. Therefore, according to the positioning information, it can be known in which area 212 of the breeding end 210 the animal specimen picking device 100 is located.

[0052] In some embodiments, the controller 124 performs triangulation based on the positioning signal to generate positioning information. For example, the controller 124 calculates the distance between the animal specimen picking device 100 and the beacon device based on the attenuation degree of the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the positioning signal, and uses triangulation to obtain the coordinates of the animal specimen picking device 100 to generate positioning information.

[0053] Here, the indoor positioning is realized by calculating by the control host 220. The controlled end communication interface 128 of the animal specimen picking device 100 sends a positioning signal, the host end communication interface 222 of the control host 220 receives the positioning signal, and the processor 224 performs indoor positioning, such as performing angle of arrival (AoA) positioning, sampling the phase (In-phase) and quadrature-phase (Quadrature-phase), that is, sampling the IQ (In-phase Quadrature-phase) value, and calculating the location of the animal specimen picking device 100 at the breeding end 210 based on the IQ value, and generating positioning information. For example, the processor 224 performs triangulation positioning calculation based on the IQ value to obtain the relative coordinates or absolute coordinates of the animal specimen picking device 100 at the breeding end 210. Here, the host end communication interface 222 can be an antenna group with multiple antennas.

[0054] In some embodiments, the processor 224 of the control host 220 and the host-side communication interface 222 may calculate the location of the animal specimen picking device 100 using indoor positioning technology that complies with the standards of Bluetooth 5.1 or a version lower than Bluetooth 5.1.

[0055] In some embodiments, positioning signals may be received by multiple beacon devices. The processor 224 of the control host 220 performs arrival angle positioning via the beacon devices to generate arrival angle parameters. The processor 224 calculates the location of the animal specimen picking device 100 based on the arrival angle parameters to generate positioning information.

[0056] The processor 224 records the information that the animal specimen picking device 100 is located in the area 212 of the breeding end 210 in the memory device according to the positioning information. The memory device is used to store information. The memory device is, for example, but not limited to, a solid state drive, a random access memory (RAM), etc. For example, the processor 224 analyzes the positioning information to obtain the position of the animal specimen picking device 100 at the breeding end 210, that is, to obtain which area 212 of the multiple areas 212 of the breeding end 210 the animal specimen picking device 100 is located in, and generates a positioning result, and stores the positioning result in the memory device. Therefore, when the animal specimen picking device 100 has collected the animal specimens 130, the breeder can know the area 212 corresponding to the animal specimen picking device 100 through the positioning result, and then know from which area 212 of the breeding end 210 the animal specimens 130 are collected. If the animal specimens 130 are found to be abnormal after testing, subsequent processing can be performed on the area 212 of the breeding end 210 corresponding to the abnormal animal specimens 130, such as epidemic prevention treatment (killing animals infected with pathogens), isolation measures, etc.

[0057] The processor 224 may be, for example but not limited to, a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a system on a chip (SOC), etc. The host communication interface 222 may provide a short-distance communication function, for example but not limited to a wireless transmission communication interface, such as Bluetooth, wireless hotspot, mobile communication, near-field communication (NFC), or provide network communication services to communicate with other devices through the network.

[0058] In some embodiments, the animal specimen picking system 200 includes one or more animal specimen picking devices 100 and one or more control hosts 220. In some embodiments, the positioning result generated by the processor 224 can be transmitted to a cloud server or a user device. In some embodiments, the control host 220 can also include a wired communication interface to provide network communication services, such as but not limited to Ethernet.

[0059] In some embodiments, the animal specimen picking system 200 further includes an environmental detection module. The environmental detection module detects the environmental state of the area 212 of the breeding end 210. When it is detected that the environmental state of the area 212 meets the trigger condition, the environmental detection module sends an environmental signal, and the processor 224 of the control host 220 responds to the environmental signal and sends a delivery control signal via the host communication interface 222. The trigger condition may be that the environmental state of the area 212 of the breeding end 210 is abnormal, and the abnormal state may be too high temperature, too high humidity, too high ammonia concentration, etc. The controller 124 of the animal specimen picking device 100 generates a control signal in response to the delivery control signal received via the controlled end communication interface 128 to control the animal specimen picking device 100 to move to the area 212, wherein the environmental detection module displays the environmental state of the area of ​​the breeding end 210 via the human-machine interface. Therefore, when the environmental state of the area 212 is abnormal, the animal specimen picking device 100 can be immediately placed in the area 212 where the abnormal environmental state occurs to collect the animal specimen 130, and when the animal specimen 130 is detected to have an abnormality, such as excessive ammonia content in the animal specimen 130, subsequent epidemic prevention and isolation measures are immediately taken. In addition, the breeding staff can monitor the environmental state of the breeding end 210 in real time through the human-machine interface.

[0060] The environmental detection module is, for example, but not limited to, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a wind direction sensor, a wind speed sensor, a light sensor, an ammonia sensor, or an integrated sensor integrating the aforementioned sensors. The aforementioned sensors respectively detect the temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, light intensity, and ammonia concentration of the area 212 of the breeding end 210. The aforementioned trigger conditions may include the temperature of the area 212 of the breeding end 210 exceeding a preset threshold or exceeding the temperature suitable for the growth of animals in the breeding end 210; the humidity exceeding a preset threshold or exceeding the humidity suitable for the growth of animals in the breeding end 210; the wind direction deviates from the preset direction or deviates from the wind direction suitable for the growth of animals in the breeding end 210; the wind speed exceeds the preset threshold or exceeds the wind speed suitable for the growth of animals in the breeding end 210; the light intensity exceeds the preset threshold or exceeds the light intensity suitable for the growth of animals in the breeding end 210; and the ammonia concentration exceeds the preset threshold or exceeds the ammonia concentration suitable for the growth of animals in the breeding end 210. In some embodiments, when at least one of the trigger conditions is met, the processor 224 of the control host 220 sends a delivery control signal via the host communication interface 222. In some embodiments, the environment detection module can be disposed in the control host 220 and coupled to the processor 224.

[0061] In some embodiments, the human-machine interface may be a display interface composed of a liquid crystal screen, a touch screen, etc. In some embodiments, the human-machine interface may be disposed on the control host 220, the user device, or the animal specimen picking device 100. In some embodiments, the user device may send a delivery control signal, the user device may send a delivery control signal via the control host 220, or the user device may send a delivery control command to the control host 220 via a cloud server, and the control host 220 may respond to the delivery control command and send a delivery control signal.

[0062] In some embodiments, the environment detector of the animal specimen picking device 100 detects the environment status of the corresponding delivery area 212 , wherein the controller 124 of the animal specimen picking device 100 displays the environment status of the corresponding delivery area 212 via a human-machine interface.

[0063] In some embodiments, the animal specimen picking system 200 may also include a mobile mass spectrometer, which is arranged at the breeding end 210, so that the animal specimens 130 collected by the animal specimen picking device 100 can be immediately tested at the breeding end 210, and when the test results are abnormal, epidemic prevention or isolation measures are quickly taken to separate infected and sick animals from healthy animals to avoid comprehensive contamination of the breeding end 210.

[0064] In some embodiments, the animal specimen picking system 200 may further include a detection platform to quickly test the animal specimen 130. For example, when the result of testing the animal specimen 130 by a mobile mass spectrometer is normal, the animal specimen 130 is tested for pigments, pesticides, plasticizers, antibiotics, residual veterinary drugs, etc. through the detection platform, and when the result is abnormal, epidemic prevention or isolation measures are quickly taken.

[0065] In some embodiments, the animal specimen picking system 200 may also include an infection prediction module to predict and evaluate the infection risk of animals in the breeding end 210. For example, the results obtained by testing the animal specimen 130 with a mobile mass spectrometer and a detection platform are used to determine the probability of the animal being infected with a disease through machine learning. For example, if the ammonia content in the results obtained by testing the animal specimen 130 is close to the upper limit of the normal content in the animal, the probability of the animal being infected with a disease is higher.

[0066] Therefore, according to some embodiments, when the driving device of the animal specimen picking device rolls, it drives the collection device with an opening to collect animal specimens on the collection surface, so that animal specimens located in a small space can be easily collected, and the human resource cost can be reduced. Through the positioning mechanism of the animal specimen picking system, it is easy to distinguish which breeding end area the collected animal specimens are obtained from, so that when the animal specimen is found to be abnormal after detection, the breeding end area corresponding to the abnormal animal specimen can be processed later, such as epidemic prevention treatment (killing animals infected with pathogens), isolation measures, etc.

[0067] [Reference Signs]

[0068] 100: Animal specimen picking device

[0069] 110: Collection device

[0070] 112: Opening

[0071] 114: Collection Box

[0072] 1142: Chamber

[0073] 116: Traction Department

[0074] 1162: Hemispherical groove

[0075] 1164: Connectors

[0076] 118: Outer spherical shell

[0077] 1182: Subshell

[0078] 1184: Protrusion

[0079] 119: Positioning Department

[0080] 120: Drive device

[0081] 122: Spherical shell

[0082] 124: Controller

[0083] 126: Driver module

[0084] 128: Controlled end communication interface

[0085] 1262: Motor

[0086] 1264: Roller

[0087] 1266: Output shaft

[0088] 130: Animal specimens

[0089] 140: Collection surface

[0090] 200: Animal specimen picking system

[0091] 210: Farming

[0092] 212: Area

[0093] 220: Control host

[0094] 222: Host communication interface

[0095] 224: Processor.

Claims

1. An animal specimen picking device, It is characterized in that Include: The collection device comprises: at least one positioning portion; at least one opening to collect an animal specimen through the at least one opening; and An outer spherical shell having a plurality of openings dispersedly disposed therein; and A driving device drives the collection device to move on a collection surface, wherein the collection surface has the animal specimen, and the driving device comprises: Spherical shell; A controller, located in the spherical shell, generates a control signal; and A driving module is located in the spherical shell and drives the spherical shell to roll according to the control signal; The outer spherical shell covers the outer spherical shell of the driving device, and the at least one positioning portion is connected between the spherical shell and the outer spherical shell, so that the outer spherical shell is linked to the rolling of the spherical shell of the driving device.

2. The animal specimen picking device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of openings have a pore size that allows the animal specimen to be stuffed thereon.

3. The animal specimen picking device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer spherical shell comprises a plurality of sub-shells, and the plurality of sub-shells are detachably assembled together. 4 . The animal specimen picking device according to claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the outer spherical shell of the collecting device has at least one protrusion.

5. The animal specimen picking device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the driving device further comprises a wireless communication interface coupled to the controller, and the controller generates the control signal in response to the control command received via the wireless communication interface to control the movement of the driving device.

6. An animal specimen picking system, It is characterized in that Include: The animal specimen picking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is placed in the breeding area, wherein the animal specimen picking device further comprises: A controlled end communication interface coupled to the controller to receive or send a positioning signal; and The control host is arranged at the breeding end. One of the control host and the animal specimen picking device performs indoor positioning on the other through the positioning signal to obtain positioning information. The control host records the area where the animal specimen picking device is located at the breeding end according to the positioning information.

7. The animal specimen picking system as described in claim 6 further includes an environmental detection module for detecting the environmental status of the area at the breeding end. When it is detected that the environmental status of the area meets the trigger condition, the control host sends a release control signal, and the controller of the animal specimen picking device responds to the release control signal received through the communication interface of the controlled end and generates the control signal to control the animal specimen picking device to move to the area, wherein the environmental detection module displays the environmental status of the area at the breeding end through a human-computer interface.

8. The animal specimen picking system as described in claim 6, wherein the animal specimen picking device further comprises an environment detector to detect the environmental status of the area corresponding to the placement, wherein the controller of the animal specimen picking device displays the environmental status of the area corresponding to the placement via a human-machine interface.

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