Question 1

What excites your team for the problem you’re addressing?

Accepted Answer

Working towards optimizing the shot delivery process. Once commercialized and scaled globally, our team would like to aggregate the health-related data in our database and perform statistical analyses to identify the ideal point in time and how much of a shot to give a cow based on individual characteristics and historical health events. For instance, in a scenario with people, how do we know if we need the full cup of cough medicine based on race, body weight, age, etc.? Once optimized, farm...

Question 2

Considering the hardware of the device will be used outside in many applications, do you expect that will it be able to withstand various climates/seasonal weather for prolonged periods of time?

Accepted Answer

Thank you for the question, Darreon! Yes, given that in most cases our system will be in more harsh weather conditions, it will be able to withstand season changes and contact with cow manure by having the robotic arm covered by an ag grade bag as well as having all electronics positioned to be protected from the weather for extended lengths of time.

Question 3

When will the product be available?

Accepted Answer

Once $500,000 has been raised to cover the remainder of the prototype, we can produce one fully-functioning system in 6 months and will place it on Marinus Dijkstra's dairy. By the end of 2021, we plan to deploy additional units to farmers interested in beta-testing. We have several large dairies interested in prototyping in the beta-stage. After successful beta-testing, we plan to scale further and begin producing in larger quantities heading into 2022.

Question 4

Why should a dairy farmer invest in your technology?

Accepted Answer

A dairy farmer should invest in our technology for several reasons. Pertaining to herd health, our goal is to optimize the shot giving process. We are developing a system that can be utilized for any vaccination, reproductive, or pharmaceutical protocol without the need of labor. Regarding profitability, farmers could be saving up to $85/cow/year on labor costs and making up to $200/cow/year from improved health standards, pregnancy rates, and milk yields. Our system can also be applied to an...

Question 5

How does your technology benefit the cows?

Accepted Answer

Sureshot benefits the cows by ensuring they receive the correct dosage of the correct medication at the correct point in time in accordance to a protocol prescribed by the dairy's vet. For example, administering vaccines with high accuracy allows the animal to fight off potential E. Coli, reproductive, and respiratory diseases; therefore allowing her to live a longer and healthier life. Our system will not only reduce the amount of sick cows but will also allow for them to have less time spen...

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