Research Progress of Robotic Technologies and Applications in Smart Pig Farms

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics technology, the intelligent transformation of pig farms has become an inevitable trend in the livestock industry. In today’s large-scale pig farms, the traditional breeding methods are undergoing significant transformation due to the application of intelligent robotics technology. The robotic system is capable of performing autonomous inspection, precise feeding and environmental cleaning, which can effectively alleviate labor shortages on farms. It also shows great advantages in strengthening biosecurity, optimizing management processes and ensuring animal welfare. This paper systematically constructs the key technical framework of pig farm robots, including the basic support layer, the perception and execution layer, the intelligent processing layer, and the integrated application layer. On this basis, further analysis is conducted on the current application of robots in intelligent pig farms, covering the functional characteristics and technical implementations of inspection robots, cleaning robots, and feeding robots.