Agriculture · Strong theory
Dairy Estrus (Heat) Detection
Catches a cow in heat during the short window that matters.
The physics is solid; our own validation is scheduled.
How it works
A cow in heat moves two to three times more than usual and mounts other cows. The extra walking and those brief, tall mounting motions stir the signal in ways feeding and resting never do. It is a clear jump above that cow's own normal day — and the fertile window is only about eight hours.
In the physics: Estrus roughly doubles-to-triples locomotor activity and produces mounting events — brief, high-amplitude vertical micro-Doppler bursts plus stacked-silhouette RTI signatures distinct from feeding or lying. It is a clear behavioral-energy deviation from the cow's own baseline.
See it work
This is real pipeline output for Agriculture, replayed. The exact reading depends on your room.
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How the field becomes an answer
How we prove it
Own-hardware in free-stall barn vs pedometer/accelerometer collars + progesterone-confirmed estrus over a breeding cycle; WiMANS/CSI-Bench for multi-animal activity separation priors.
Who it is for
'HeatMap' — collar-free estrus detection for dairy breeders; tightens conception rates and shortens calving interval, the core dairy profit lever.
The matching solution
Complete first-room estimateBarn Activity Node3 nodes · ~$130 parts · 90 min Request kit, subscribe, or set up →Compatible DIY hardware options
60 min · intermediate
120 min · advanced