Wearables Reveal the Secret Lives of Farm Animals
Wearables Reveal the Secret Lives of Farm Animals
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
June 6, 20179m 17s
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Show Notes
The Internet of Animals has arrived. No, not like cat-stalking zucchini gifs and skateboarding bulldog snaps (those are so 2015). Across the country, farmers are building actual connected networks of cows, pigs, and chickens. Using everything from microphones, accelerometers, and GPS trackers totemperature, glucose, and skin conductivity sensors, farmers can now track and monitor their flocks and herds with the flick of a finger.
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