v1-v3 done, v4 in progress
Esynch
A device placed inside each cow that injects prefilled hormones on schedule, automating a hormone protocol across a whole herd at once, for a Cornell research lab.
LOG · WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES
Esynch automates a hormone protocol for dairy cows: a device placed inside each cow carries prefilled hormone reservoirs and injects them on its own, and a web app schedules a protocol to be dispensed to all the cows at the same time.
WHY
This project was fully assigned to me as my first independent, full-scope development at work.
WHAT I WORKED ON
I started with documentation and research, then developed everything together: the electronics, mechanical body, firmware, PCB, hormone reservoirs and web app, and we did some testing. Once my development was done, other people joined to work on later iterations; on the latest one, I've mostly worked on refining the electronics and software.
WHAT CAME OF IT
We've done 3 rounds of in-cow testing with my versions, and the latest iteration will be tested in November.
- OBJECT
- M33
- YEAR
- 2026
- CONTEXT
- Cornell research lab, through Rev
- CATEGORY
- work
- TYPE
- hardware + software
- STATE
- out in the world
- TOPICS
PLATES · 8
PLATE IThe body, rendered
PLATE IIFive units, numbered for testing
PLATE IIIAn orange print of the body
PLATE IVA green print
PLATE VA red print, with a ring at its base
PLATE VIThe electronics, a coin for scale
PLATE VIIRendered in metal
PLATE VIIIFrom another angle
MORE WORK HARDWARE
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