# ARA at Bradford, Ontario: deployment

Canonical ID: `582ff735-99f7-48f6-a505-208453cfd5b8`

The ARA was demonstrated on a working onion field at Smith Gardens near Queensville in the Holland Marsh, Ontario, at an AgRobotics Demo Day in July 2025, run via Canadian dealer Univerco. Reporting noted multiple growers in the Marsh had adopted the technology. A named-farm demonstration rather than an owned-unit installation.

## Key facts

- **Host farm:** Smith Gardens (Holland Marsh)
- **Dealer:** Univerco

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-07-09_

- **Slug:** ecorobotix-ara-smith-gardens
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [ARA](/models/ecorobotix-ara.md) (id: `30f8765e-f10a-48ff-b210-035eb96553ef`)
- **Company:** [Ecorobotix](/companies/ecorobotix.md) (id: `7197ce25-2da2-4d41-a33a-9bfbd464977a`)
- **Location:** [Bradford, Ontario](/locations/bradford-ontario.md) (id: `ef8b443e-7957-4cb9-932d-032d06552b03`)
- **First seen:** 2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **The robots have landed** · https://www.ruralvoice.ca/the-robots-have-landed · 2025-08-11

## Common questions

### What is the ARA deployment at Bradford, Ontario?

ARA, built by Ecorobotix, is recorded as a deployment at Bradford, Ontario on the DEPLOY registry. Ecorobotix operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates ARA at Bradford, Ontario?

Ecorobotix, the manufacturer of ARA, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the ARA deployment at Bradford, Ontario go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 8, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the ARA deployment at Bradford, Ontario?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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