Robot model
Ted
Naio Technologies' Ted is an autonomous straddle robot for vineyards that mechanically weeds under and between vine rows, reducing herbicide use; it debuted in…
- Manufacturer
- Naio Technologies
- Form factor
- agriculture
- Lifecycle
- active
- Website
- naio-technologies.com ↗
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
Last verified change
Key facts
Form factor
agriculture
Maker
Naio Technologies
Class
autonomous vineyard straddle weeding robot
Specs
Crop
vineyards
Class
autonomous vineyard straddle weeding robot
Implement
mechanically weeds
Autonomy level
autonomous
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Data & sources
- Web sources1
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Ted.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Ted?
- 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.
- Who makes Ted?
- Ted is made by Naio Technologies, based in Escalquens, France, founded in 2011.
- Where is Ted deployed?
- No verified deployments of Ted 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 Ted safe?
- Ted 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.
Methodology surface for Ted.Recent coverage
Ted in third-party press
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Ted from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/fa638cba-c4f8-4193-a077-c4615793f9dc
- Revision history: /models/naio-ted/history
- Data documentation: /data
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
50.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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Deployment Scale
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
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