Deployment
Ted at Dundee, New York
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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Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard in Dundee, New York (Finger Lakes) hosted a Naio Ted trial and public field day in August 2024, billed as the first straddling autonomous vineyard robot demonstrated in the US. A US East Coast trial rather than a permanent installation.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Ted at Dundee, New York.
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-09
- Model
- Ted
- Company
- Naio Technologies
- Location
- Dundee, New York
- Status
- pilot
- First seen
- 2024-08-01
- ID
e739d619-f866-494d-99c8-0f7a397ba1b4
Sources (1)
- Vineyard robot trial: Ted by Naio Technologies · https://www.wiemer.com/vineyard-robot-trial-ted-naio-technologies/ · 2024-08-01
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
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Ted at Dundee, New York.Common questions
- What is the Ted deployment at Dundee, New York?
- Ted, built by Naio Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at Dundee, New York on the DEPLOY registry. Naio Technologies operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Ted at Dundee, New York?
- 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 Dundee, New York go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Ted deployment at Dundee, New York?
- 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 Dundee, New York safe?
- Ted at Dundee, New York 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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