Two cows wait outside a milking robot. A cow is inside the robot. Photo.
Inauguration of new milking systems at SLU Swedish Livestock Research Centre in Lövsta, Uppsala. Photo: Mark Harris

Robotic milking requires more than just technology

Page reviewed:  28/11/2025

As milking robots become more common on Swedish farms, the way to detect mastitis is changing. Where daily contact between humans and animals was once relied on, monitoring is now done via sensors. An SLU study has investigated how farms with robots work with cows' udder health.