Who makes Astronaut (A5)?

Astronaut (A5) is made by Lely, based in Maassluis, Netherlands.

Where is Astronaut (A5) deployed?

No verified deployments of Astronaut (A5) are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

Is Astronaut (A5) safe?

Astronaut (A5) 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.

Astronaut (A5) · DEPLOY

Name: Astronaut (A5)
Brand: Lely

Overview

Lely's Astronaut is the market-leading automatic milking system: a cow-driven voluntary milking robot that uses lasers and sensors to attach to each cow, with the Horizon software tracking per-cow health, yield, and behavior. The A5 is the current generation.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments: None on file
Sources on file: 1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Astronaut (A5).

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

Sources (1)

https://www.lely.com/solutions/milking/astronaut/

Common questions

What is Astronaut (A5)?: Lely's Astronaut is the market-leading automatic milking system: a cow-driven voluntary milking robot that uses lasers and sensors to attach to each cow, with the Horizon software tracking per-cow health, yield, and behavior. The A5 is the current generation.
Who makes Astronaut (A5)?: Astronaut (A5) is made by Lely, based in Maassluis, Netherlands.
Where is Astronaut (A5) deployed?: No verified deployments of Astronaut (A5) are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Astronaut (A5) safe?: Astronaut (A5) 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.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

No press coverage on file for Astronaut (A5) yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /models/lely-astronaut.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/models/b857d2a4-9a37-450c-9105-b5b0175a5ffc
Revision history: /models/lely-astronaut/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

DEPLOY Intelligence Score

0.0/ 100

vs 6 months ago

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 47% of Agriculture

Analysis

Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.

Signal flags

No new deployment (12 months)

Dimension breakdown

Safety Record

95.0LOW

Adoption Spread

0.531.8LOW

IP Activity

5.0LOW

Deployment Scale

0.0LOW

Market Presence

0.0LOW

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

Last computed: Jul 3, 2026

Intelligence layer