Mobile cleaning robot SUCKER

The objective of the Sucker is to continuously extract the slurry from the internal pits of pig farms, so that it can be taken to the external storage areas from where it can be treated and valorized on a daily basis, before it starts fermenting. Let’s improve the image of our farms The general population has perceived that slurry emissions are highly polluting and harmful to the health and well-being of living beings. This can actually occur during the ageing process of the slurry, before it is treated or applied in the field. The decomposition of the slurry in storage involves microbial activity that produces and emits a large part of the polluting compounds that we want to avoid. The working conditions inside the sheds make it unattractive for labour and the supply of qualified workers is reduced. This is why we present a solution that not only improves our welfare and our image, but also improves the growth of the animals, saves energy by not having to ventilate so much and, of course, also improves our welfare. Sucker is an AGV robot that includes a hoover that absorbs liquid and solid slurry from pig farms and stores it in an internal tank. Once it has filled the tank, it automatically moves to an evacuation point on the farm for emptying, if it is interested in entering the farm’s treatment process. Once emptied, it returns to the point where it has stopped and continues cleaning. To make the equipment more profitable, once the cleaning of the shed is finished, it automatically leaves the shed and goes through a cleaning and disinfection system so that the same equipment moves to the next one to carry out the same work.