A Russian Farm Is Testing VR Goggles on Cows for Better Milk

So, with the assistance and consultation of veterinarians and special dairy production experts, a team of developers is testing this theory by putting VR glasses on cows — the same ones used by humans, but engineered to fit the heads of cows, as well as the animal’s sight specificities. When the cows look through the glasses, they see a wide field under a summer sun, which is designed to put them in a comfortable, positive mood.

Whether or not these glasses will actually impact milk production remains to be seen. Right now, they’re only being used by cows on a farm just outside Moscow. The first test of the glasses, however, has already shown a decrease in the cows’ anxiety and an increase in the emotional mood of the herd as a whole.