Robot model
Halter Smart Collar
The Halter smart collar is a solar-powered, GPS-enabled device worn by cattle that delivers AI-driven sound and vibration cues to implement virtual fencing and…
- Manufacturer
- Halter
- Form factor
- agriculture
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- halterhq.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Halter Smart Collar, a agriculture by Halter (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 1 source back the record.
Overview
The Halter smart collar is a solar-powered, GPS-enabled device worn by cattle that delivers AI-driven sound and vibration cues to implement virtual fencing and herd movement, plus animal-health and pasture monitoring, controlled by the Cowgorithm engine.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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Key facts
Form factor
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Specs
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Halter Smart Collar. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Halter Smart Collar at New Zealandoperational
Halter smart collars deployed on cattle farms across New Zealand.
Halter Smart Collar on the deployment map
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Recent activity
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- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2016
at New Zealand
Safety record
No incidents on record for Halter Smart Collar.
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Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: agriculture
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Halter Smart Collar.Recent coverage
Halter Smart Collar in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Halter Smart Collar from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Peter Thiel's big bet on solar-powered cow collars
TechCrunch examines Peter Thiel's Founders Fund investment in Halter, the New Zealand agtech startup whose solar-powered cow collars enable virtual fencing and automated herd…
Thiel's Founders Fund Bets $220M on Smart Cow Collars - The Tech Buzz
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Smart Collars For Cows: How A 31-Year-Old Is Transforming Cattle Farming
Forbes profiles Halter founder Craig Piggott, whose solar-powered smart collars for cattle manage nearly 650,000 cows across 1,300 farms, making Halter one of the fastest-growing…
Agtech startup Halter raises $100 million at $1 billion valuation
Halter raised $100M at a $1 billion valuation, becoming New Zealand's first agtech unicorn. The round was reportedly led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/halter-smart-collar.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/a93e4efa-5b2a-42b0-befb-2afd050d032b
- Revision history: /models/halter-smart-collar/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Halter Smart Collar draws attention at the 27th percentile but verifies reality at the 19th percentile among ag robots. Hype Gap +7.6, 15th widest among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 17, 2026