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Ted at Cognac

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 · Agricultural robots

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Cognac house Jas Hennessy & Co. (Maison Hennessy) ran an R&D partnership with Naio testing the new Ted from July 2020 across its Charente-region vineyards, as one of the launch-partner testers alongside Bernard Magrez.

Exposure

Customer segment
agriculture
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Ted at Cognac.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Ted
Company
Naio Technologies
Location
France/Cognac
Operator
Naio Technologies
Status
pilot
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2020-07-01
ID
c9fb443c-384e-49c0-8dd6-4ca29e9d12f4

Timeline

  1. Jul 2020
    First recorded
    Ted first documented operating at Cognac.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Updated robot roams French vineyards · https://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/iwc-insight/new-technology/updated-robot-roams-french-vineyards.html · 2020-10-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Ted deployment at Cognac?
Ted, built by Naio Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at Cognac on the DEPLOY registry. Naio Technologies operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Ted at Cognac?
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 Cognac go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Ted deployment at Cognac?
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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