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Ted at Saint-Emilion

Naio Technologies' Ted is an autonomous straddle robot for vineyards that mechanically weeds under and between vine rows, reducing herbicide use; it debuted in the US at CES 2022.

Ted by Naio Technologies · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

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Machine-readable surfaces

Chateau Angelus, a Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe converting to organic viticulture, signed an R&D contract with Naio to run the Ted straddle vineyard robot in real vineyard conditions from March 2019. Ted weighs about 900 kg, reducing soil compaction versus a conventional tractor. Framed as a trial, not full autonomous production use.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Ted at Saint-Emilion.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-07-09
Model
Ted
Company
Naio Technologies
Location
Saint-Emilion
Status
pilot
First seen
2019-03-01
ID
4f1d1fb2-224e-4b15-acd5-d08ac26e7603

Sources (1)

  1. Ted robot weeds Chateau Angelus vineyards · https://www.naio-technologies.com/en/news/ted-robot-weeds-chateau-angelus-vineyards/ · 2019-03-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

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Common questions

What is the Ted deployment at Saint-Emilion?
Ted, built by Naio Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at Saint-Emilion on the DEPLOY registry. Naio Technologies operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Ted at Saint-Emilion?
Naio Technologies, the manufacturer of Ted, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Ted deployment at Saint-Emilion go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Ted deployment at Saint-Emilion?
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.
Is Ted at Saint-Emilion safe?
Ted at Saint-Emilion has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

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