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iSheep are real: Internet-connected sheep are roaming Wales
Researchers in North Wales have created a flock of iSheep - sheep connected to the internet - in the latest twist on the internet of things. Using a small tracker, the idea is to enable a farmer to keep track of the flock, and stop rogue sheep wandering off. Apparently, some sheep are wont to do that. A farmer will then be able to keep track of the flock with a quick glance at an iPad or other connected device. It also means that a farmer will be able to locate missing sheep in such instances as foul weather.
So far fair enough reasoning but then ......... wt* is this one for?
The BBC reports that one of the benefits of creating iSheep is to gain a better understanding of what sheep get up to when the farmer's back is turned.
Not your every day excuse to monitor sheep ........... eerrrr I mean iSheeps
Researchers in North Wales have created a flock of iSheep - sheep connected to the internet - in the latest twist on the internet of things. Using a small tracker, the idea is to enable a farmer to keep track of the flock, and stop rogue sheep wandering off. Apparently, some sheep are wont to do that. A farmer will then be able to keep track of the flock with a quick glance at an iPad or other connected device. It also means that a farmer will be able to locate missing sheep in such instances as foul weather.
So far fair enough reasoning but then ......... wt* is this one for?
The BBC reports that one of the benefits of creating iSheep is to gain a better understanding of what sheep get up to when the farmer's back is turned.
Not your every day excuse to monitor sheep ........... eerrrr I mean iSheeps
