Lely
[ACTIVE]HQ: Maassluis, Netherlands · Est. 1948-01-01no longer at company · 1 model registered
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Lely: 1 model, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.
Ownership
ACTIVE
Capital / Funding
Undisclosed
Headquarters
Maassluis, Netherlands
IP / Patents
Undisclosed
Platform Models
1
Audited Incidents
0
Overview
Dutch agricultural-robotics company; maker of the Astronaut robotic milking system (the market-leading automatic milking robot) and a range of autonomous dairy-farm robots for feeding, feed-pushing, and barn cleaning. Private.
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Key Facts
Safety & Regulatory Posture
1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Sep 2023.
Leadership & Founders
Current Program Leadership & Executives
CEO
Founding Team
cofounder · founded 1948-01-01 · no longer at company
cofounder · founded 1948-01-01 · no longer at company
Key Former Leadership (2 Tracked)
Partnerships & Commercial Deployments
Key Recurring Partners
Recent Verified Partnerships
- Partnership
MOST RECENT
FAQ
What is Lely?
Dutch agricultural-robotics company; maker of the Astronaut robotic milking system (the market-leading automatic milking robot) and a range of autonomous dairy-farm robots for feeding, feed-pushing, and barn cleaning. Private.
What does Lely make?
Lely has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Astronaut (A5) (Lely builds physical robots).
Is Lely publicly traded?
No. Lely is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
Who competes with Lely?
On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Lely building in the same form factors include DJI, Naio Technologies, WORX Landroid, Carbon Robotics.
Who is the CEO of Lely?
Andre van Troost is the ceo of Lely, per the DEPLOY registry.
How can I invest in Lely?
Lely is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
Where is Lely headquartered?
Lely is headquartered in Maassluis, Netherlands.
Who owns Lely?
Lely is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
Where does Lely operate robots?
Lely is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
Is Lely a top robotics company?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Lely ranks in roughly the top 13% of companies tracked by the registry.
Are there any incidents involving Lely?
1 active incident involving Lely is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is Lely safe?
Lely has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Sep 2023. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.