日本知名相机厂商尼康最近在人工智能领域玩出了新花样，开发了一套能够提前预警奶牛分娩的 AI 系统，让牛农们从此告别熬夜蹲产房的辛苦。据《共同社》报道，该系统旨在减少繁忙产季对大量怀孕奶牛的频繁检查，提高工作效率。
这套系统由一个安保摄像头和一套 AI 系统组成，年租金约为 90 万日元（IT之家备注：当前约 44550 元人民币），适用于拥有 100 头左右奶牛的牧场。当奶牛即将分娩时，系统会通过手机应用程序发出警报，提醒牧场主及时行动。尼康从 2021 年秋季开始训练 AI，并于 2023 年 2 月在日本西南部的四家牧场进行了概念验证测试。系统能够在奶牛分娩前约 5 个小时就识别出预兆，例如活动增加、胎膜破裂等。
尼康负责该项目的平野和弘（Kazuhiro Hirano）表示：“我们希望未来还能检测到母牛发情和其他行为模式。”参与测试的一位牧场主对该系统赞不绝口：“我们每年大约有 60 头奶牛分娩，在临产前一个月左右，每隔几小时就要检查母牛。这套系统真是帮了大忙。”
英语如下：
“News Title: Nikon Introduces AI Pregnancy Monitoring System for Co”News Title: Nikon Introduces AI Pregnancy Monitoring System for Cows, Farmers No Longer Need to Stay Up Late in Delivery Room
Keywords: Nikon, AI system, cow pregnancy monitoring
News Content: Japan’s renowned camera manufacturer, Nikon, has recently made a new move in the field of artificial intelligence by developing an AI system that can provide early warnings for cow delivery. This innovation allows farmers to bid farewell to the hardship of staying up late in the delivery room. According to Kyodo News Agency, this system aims to reduce the frequent checks needed during the busy breeding season for large numbers of pregnant cows and improve work efficiency.
The system consists of a security camera and an AI system, with an annual rental fee of approximately 900,000 Japanese yen (currently around 44,550 RMB), suitable for farms with about 100 cows. When a cow is about to give birth, the system will send an alert through a mobile application to remind the farm owner to take timely action. Nikon started training the AI in autumn 2021 and conducted concept verification tests at four farms in southwestern Japan in February 2023. The system can identify signs of impending delivery, such as increased activity and membrane rupture, about five hours before the actual event.
Kazuhiro Hirano, who is responsible for the project at Nikon, said: “We hope to be able to detect other behavior patterns in the future, such as cow heat cycles.” A farmer who participated in the testing praised the system highly: “We have about 60 cows giving birth each year, and we need to check every few hours when they are about a month away from delivery. This system is a great help.”
【来源】https://www.ithome.com/0/745/375.htm
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