Abstract: In recent years, fully automatic milking robots have gradually entered the vision of the global dairy industry. This equipment serves the core milking link of the ranch. The change it brings to dairy farms is not just a simple replacement of manual labor, but a fundamental change in the concept of farming. Milking robots are playing a positive role in improving labor efficiency, refined management and sustainable development of the industry. This paper reviewed the application of milking robots in the global dairy industry and the relevant cases and usage effects of providing local customized services for domestic dairy farming after entering China. Based on this, the future development prospects of milking robots in the digital development of the dairy industry and smart farming were prospected.

Key words: dairy digitization, smart farming, milking robot, voluntary milking