# Lely: company

Canonical ID: `b3ee6739-b194-4647-b060-d40ffa7ad9cd`

## Key facts

- **Focus:** Agricultural robotics
- **Robot:** Astronaut robotic milking system
- **Robot:** Autonomous dairy-farm robots for feeding, feed-pushing, and barn cleaning
- **Stage:** Private company

- **Slug:** lely
- **Status:** active
- **HQ:** Maassluis, Netherlands

## Models

- [Astronaut (A5)](/models/lely-astronaut.md) (agriculture) (id: `b857d2a4-9a37-450c-9105-b5b0175a5ffc`)

## Founders (2)

- [Cornelis van der Lely](/people/cornelis-van-der-lely.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_
- [Arij van der Lely](/people/arij-van-der-lely.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (2)

- [Cornelis van der Lely](/people/cornelis-van-der-lely.md) Co-Founder (secondary-verified)
- [Arij van der Lely](/people/arij-van-der-lely.md) Co-Founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Incidents affecting Lely (1)

- [Lely settles A4 robotic-milker class action for about $122M over alleged defects affecting cow health and milk output (2023)](/incidents/lely-a4-robotic-milker-class-action-2023.md), 2023-09-01 · Other

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## Sources (1)

1. https://www.lely.com/solutions/milking/astronaut/

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