Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Individual leadership in cattle persists when collective movement is induced by robotic herding
Hiroki Anzai, Honoka Miyagi, Kanon Tamura…·Sakuya Miyamoto
This study shows that individual leadership in cattle persists during robotic herding, as frequent initiators of spontaneous departures also initiate movement away from a robot and attract more followers.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.14.759049