It is, however, evident that one of the key challenges in this field is to
handle the biological variation from carcass to carcass. Therefore, sensor
technologies have become increasingly important as the complexity of
the automated processes increased. The more precise a robot can perform
a certain operation, the more the yield will improve subsequently.
Sensor systems used presently rely on vision,multispectral vision, ultrasound
and to some extent force feedback systems. The automating program
is still very active in Denmark, and it is a central strategy of the
Danish slaughterhouses to automate as much as possible to stay competitive
in a rather high-wage environment.