The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Lely: 1 model, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Dutch agricultural-robotics company; maker of the Astronaut robotic milking system (the market-leading automatic milking robot) and a range of autonomous dairy-farm robots for feeding, feed-pushing, and barn cleaning. Private.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Stage
2025 Revenue
R&D investment
Key products
HQ
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Lely has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Lely on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Andre van Troost CEOreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Cornelis van der Lelycofounderfounded 1948-01-01no longer at company
- Arij van der Lelycofounderfounded 1948-01-01no longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Cornelis van der Lely Co-Foundersince 1948-01-01secondary-verified
- Arij van der Lely Co-Foundersince 1948-01-01secondary-verified
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Lely (1)
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
Lely in third-party press
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V MY OFFICE
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V SUZIE MANUELA
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V KUDU
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
4 total · 4 operating
Every company Lely has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- lely x Konrad Pumpe GmbHwithKonrad Pumpe GmbHdistribution—operating
- lely x ConnecterrawithConnecterratechnology—operating
- lely x awswithAWS976technology—operating
- lely x nvidiawithNVIDIA1112technology—operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Lely’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Key hireCornelis van der Lely joins as Co-Founder
1948-01-01Cornelis van der Lely appointed Co-Founder
Key hireArij van der Lely joins as Co-Founder
1948-01-01Arij van der Lely appointed Co-Founder
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedSep 1, 2023
Lely settles A4 robotic-milker class action for about $122M over alleged defects...
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Lely.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Lely from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V MY OFFICE
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and…
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V SUZIE MANUELA
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and…
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V KUDU
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and…
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V BOWDITCH
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and…
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V NAIAD
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and…
Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V LADY J
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and…
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/lely.md
- RSS feed: /companies/lely/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b3ee6739-b194-4647-b060-d40ffa7ad9cd
- Revision history: /companies/lely/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
Video
The robot was never trained on (or programmed to recognize) any of the objects in this scene. The entire environment is completely new. Yet, given the language
Heat Index
Serious58/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Lely draws attention at the 96th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
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: Oct 2, 2026