CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
LEMKEN is a German agricultural machinery manufacturer producing plows, seeders, and cultivators. Developing autonomous farming equipment and precision agriculture systems. Family-owned company based in Alpen, Germany.
Reality check
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Retrofit kit automating compatible tillage implements via the TIM standard.
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Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Type
History
Founded
Products
Data & sources
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company LEMKEN has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Equalizer1× joint
Most recent
- LEMKEN x Equalizer (Acquisition)2023-01-08with Equalizeroperating
LEMKEN on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Anthony van der Ley CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for LEMKEN.
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 →
Recent coverage
LEMKEN in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- Antobot2 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company LEMKEN has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- LEMKEN x Equalizer (Acquisition)2023-01-08with Equalizeroperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Equalizer1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- LEMKEN x Equalizer (Acquisition)withEqualizerother2023-01-08operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in LEMKEN’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipLEMKEN x Equalizer (Acquisition)
2023-01-08LEMKEN acquired South African seeding technology specialist Equalizer to expand its product portfolio into precision planters and seed drills. The acquisition was completed in spring 2023 bringing Equalizers no-till farming and precision planting technology into LEMKENs global agricultural machinery range.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for LEMKEN.Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- Antobot2 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning LEMKEN from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Lemken prepares Karat cultivator for autonomous operation
A choice architect’s guide to the (autonomous) galaxy: a systematic scoping review of nudge intrusiveness in food choices
Lemken-Krone VTE autonomous tractor gains front links and pto
Krone and Lemken are focussing on autonomy
Higher Productivity Central to Latest Ag Innovations at Agritechnica
Robots invade Agritechnica
VTE field robot can be towed by a tractor
Krone Big M mower with robot software prevents dead animals
Krone and Lemken rely on software from Apex.AI for autonomous farming machines
Robot pulls soil samples better than you
Smart machinery at SIMA 2022
Sima 2022: Krone and Lemken unveil autonomous hybrid tractor
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/lemken.md
- RSS feed: /companies/lemken/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4fd85829-5b22-4759-945e-c6eabd4a5a3a
- Revision history: /companies/lemken/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- Antobot2 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
Heat Index
Serious52/100
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
LEMKEN draws attention at the 26th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Nov 4, 2026