Corntech cooperates with NTT East's construction demonstration experiment to popularize "smart livestock"

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On February 9, Corntech announced that it provided the AI ​​livestock management service "PIGI" in cooperation with a demonstration experiment on the communication quality of the wireless communication environment for the spread of "smart livestock". In this experiment, East Japan Telegraph and Telephone (NTT East) and Usui Agricultural Co., Ltd., which produces "Atsugi pork", will promote smart livestock farming in collaboration with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Access Service System Research Institute (NTT AS Lab.). What is done towards. The company, NTT East, and Usui Agricultural Co., Ltd. are conducting various demonstration experiments at livestock farms based on a system configuration that can be easily introduced even with existing equipment in order to popularize smart livestock farming. From June 7, 2021, we started a demonstration experiment to measure the weight, physique, and meat quality of pigs using AI cameras in order to improve production efficiency and labor in the pig farming industry and pass on knowledge. (Scheduled until the end of March 2022). PIGI provided by the company uses the camera function of smartphones (iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro Max) and tablet devices (iPad Pro) to measure the weight and length of up to 50 pigs at the same time. Management service. By using this service, the work that two adult men spend about 3 minutes or more to weigh one pig can be shortened to about 10 seconds. In addition, the temperature difference in the piggery is measured for 24 hours. Abnormalities can be detected by keeping the temperature inside the piggery at an appropriate temperature and analyzing the effects of changes in the environment on pigs. This time, PIGI will be used as a solution service via a network in a demonstration experiment jointly conducted by NTT East and NTT AS Labs to verify the use of platinum band Wi-Fi for IoT (IEEE802.11ah) at livestock farms. It is said that it provided. In introducing and operating IEEE802.11ah, we are cooperating with the 802.11ah Promotion Council, which is working toward the realization of domestic use of the standard. In the future, the company and NTT East will utilize the data collected through this initiative to support the introduction of IoT services to the pig farming industry in Kanagawa Prefecture, as well as a new mechanism for the development of the pig farming industry through various collaborations. It is said that we will consider making it.