In an illustrative embodiment, a feeder may be comprised of a body, a lid, and a cover. A food sheet may be engaged with an exterior portion of the body and a cover may be positioned over the food sheet, such that the food sheet is positioned between the body and the cover. A lid may be engaged with a terminal end of the body to secure the relative position of the cover with respect to the body.

Automated device for the controlled feeding of substances to animal containment recipients in an animal breeding facility, including at least one rack for such animal containment recipients, said racks being arranged in lines (1) comprising a plurality of animal containment recipients (2), in which said recipients are arranged in the form of a grid on the rack (1); wherein the device includes a robot (3) with a locomotion platform, a lifting mechanism, a feeding platform, a feeding circuit and a central processing unit, and travels on a horizontal, linear track (9) having a reflective strip (10). The automated device solves the problems of the prior art, as it travels between various lines of racks (1), preventing the need for installing individual systems for each rack (1), having high precision in terms of Cartesian coordinates when feeding the animals in the recipients (2), and including laser scanning sensors (30) and optical sensors for following a reflective strip (32).

Automated device for the controlled feeding of substances to animal containment recipients in an animal breeding facility, including at least one rack for such animal containment recipients, said racks being arranged in lines (1) comprising a plurality of animal containment recipients (2), in which said recipients are arranged in the form of a grid on the rack (1); wherein the device includes a robot (3) with a locomotion platform, a lifting mechanism, a feeding platform, a feeding circuit and a central processing unit, and travels on a horizontal, linear track (9) having a reflective strip (10). The automated device solves the problems of the prior art, as it travels between various lines of racks (1), preventing the need for installing individual systems for each rack (1), having high precision in terms of Cartesian coordinates when feeding the animals in the recipients (2), and including laser scanning sensors (30) and optical sensors for following a reflective strip (32).

A smart agricultural automatic feeding device includes a feeding box, a weighing part is disposed in the feeding box and connected with a top of the feeding box; a separating part is disposed below the weighing part and rotatably connected to an inner wall of the feeding box, a feed end of the separating part is connected with a discharge end of weighing part; a delivery part is disposed below the separating part and includes delivery tubes arranged in parallel, the delivery tubes are fixed to the inner wall of the feeding box, feed ends of the delivery tubes are connected to the discharge end of the separating part and configured to be arranged correspondingly to a fish pond; an air supply part is disposed outside the feeding box and connected to the delivery tubes through a pressurized part, the pressurized part is in transmission connection with the separating part.

A feeding apparatus includes an inner compartment having a first opening; and an outer compartment having a second opening. At least one of the inner compartment and the outer compartment is configured to be movable relative to the other one of the inner compartment and the outer compartment from a first position in which the first opening is out of alignment with the second opening to a second position in which the first opening is aligned with the second opening.

A feeding apparatus includes an inner compartment having a first opening; and an outer compartment having a second opening. At least one of the inner compartment and the outer compartment is configured to be movable relative to the other one of the inner compartment and the outer compartment from a first position in which the first opening is out of alignment with the second opening to a second position in which the first opening is aligned with the second opening.

In one aspect, there is provided a method that includes receiving, by a control system having (i) a first camera configured to obtain an image of a scene, (ii) a winch controller, and (iii) a feeding system configured to deliver a feed to aquaculture, instructions to initiate a calibration of the first camera, determining a calibration state of the first camera, determining a sequence of calibration steps based on the calibration state of the first camera, and executing the sequence of calibration steps to calibrate the first camera.

In one aspect, there is provided a method that includes receiving, by a control system having (i) a first camera configured to obtain an image of a scene, (ii) a winch controller, and (iii) a feeding system configured to deliver a feed to aquaculture, instructions to initiate a calibration of the first camera, determining a calibration state of the first camera, determining a sequence of calibration steps based on the calibration state of the first camera, and executing the sequence of calibration steps to calibrate the first camera.

A system includes a housing; a water tank positioned within the housing, wherein an inside of the water tank is sealed to prevent contact between material forming the water tank and water within the water tank; a water movement subsystem causing water to circulate within the water tank, including a baffle extending along the center of the water tank dividing the water tank into a circular raceway, and a pump causing water to circulate; an aeration subsystem maintaining an oxygenation level suitable for crustaceans to live within the water tank; a temperature control subsystem maintaining a water temperature suitable for crustaceans to live within the water tank; a water quality monitoring subsystem monitoring a water quality parameter of water within the water tank; a feeding subsystem configured to dispense food into the water tank; a biofloc removal subsystem configured to remove biofloc from the water tank; and a control system.

A system includes a housing; a water tank positioned within the housing, wherein an inside of the water tank is sealed to prevent contact between material forming the water tank and water within the water tank; a water movement subsystem causing water to circulate within the water tank, including a baffle extending along the center of the water tank dividing the water tank into a circular raceway, and a pump causing water to circulate; an aeration subsystem maintaining an oxygenation level suitable for crustaceans to live within the water tank; a temperature control subsystem maintaining a water temperature suitable for crustaceans to live within the water tank; a water quality monitoring subsystem monitoring a water quality parameter of water within the water tank; a feeding subsystem configured to dispense food into the water tank; a biofloc removal subsystem configured to remove biofloc from the water tank; and a control system.