# MK-V at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA: deployment

Canonical ID: `3c06ea0d-d2a8-478b-ac5b-34f3112cb99d`

[Monarch Tractor](/models/monarch-mk-v.md)'s first pilot series deployment at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, California. The MK-V driver-optional electric tractor performed vineyard operations including mowing, spraying, and cover crop management.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Wente Vineyards
- **Milestone:** First commercial deployment

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** monarch-mk-v-wente-vineyards-livermore-ca
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [MK-V](/models/monarch-mk-v.md) (id: `f5976b8e-aead-4370-b178-304c0c769db1`)
- **Category:** [Agricultural robots](/agriculture)
- **Company:** [Monarch Tractor](/companies/monarch-tractor.md) (id: `dd089d64-e9c3-419d-8c43-896bfb6be47c`)
- **Location:** [Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA](/locations/wente-vineyards-livermore-ca.md) (id: `c671eb7b-2b90-45d0-b085-370a42ad85e8`)
- **First seen:** 2020-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Monarch Tractor Secures Series B Funding to Produce, Deploy MK-V** · https://www.robotics247.com/article/monarch_tractor_secures_series_b_funding_produce_deploy_mk_v_driver_optional_tractor · 2020-04-01

## Common questions

### What is the MK-V deployment at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA?

MK-V, built by Monarch Tractor, is recorded as a deployment at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA on the DEPLOY registry. Monarch Tractor operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MK-V at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA?

Monarch Tractor, the manufacturer of MK-V, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the MK-V deployment at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting April 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the MK-V deployment at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA?

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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