Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira
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3
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18
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About
Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, animal behavior, and precision livestock farming. His work focuses on developing and deploying robotic systems to improve animal welfare and productivity in poultry production. Silveira’s key contributions include the first empirical studies on how broiler chickens respond to mobile robots, using escape distance (ED) as a behavioral metric to quantify stress and inform robot design. His 2024 paper on this topic has already garnered 11 citations, establishing a foundational methodology for human-animal-robot interaction in agriculture. He has also led the design and prototyping of robotic structures specifically for poultry environments, addressing challenges in environmental monitoring, behavioral analysis, and loss prediction. With publications in 2024 and 2025, Silveira is rapidly shaping a new field where robotics serves as a non-invasive tool for welfare assessment and production optimization. His work demonstrates how technology can bridge the gap between automation and ethical farming, offering practical solutions for the future of sustainable animal agriculture.
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- 3Design and Prototyping of a Robotic Structure for Poultry Farming2 citations · 2025