Lely
🇳🇱 NL Serves global
Dutch maker of Astronaut milking robots, Juno feed pushers and Discovery barn cleaners.
- Purchase
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Agriculture & Forestry
Robotic milking
Voluntary milking systems that milk cows without a milker.
People ask for this as: “milking robot”, “robotic dairy”, “Lely Astronaut”
How it works
Robots used
- Milking Robot
Ways to buy it
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Ask per-acre pricing including chemical vs. application-only.
- Confirm the operator's pesticide applicator license and insurance.
- Small or irregular fields may carry minimum charges.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
1 more receipt in another currency or unit: see the full table below.
All 2 receipts as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lely Astronaut A5 Next milking robot, indicative installed price; ~€4,500/yr service | €165,000 | / robot | CH | farmshops.ch as of Oct 2026 |
| Lely Astronaut A5 price range | $150,000–$250,000 | / robot | US | mondayrobotics.com as of Oct 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lely Astronaut A5 Next, indicative installed price (Swiss dealer listing) + ~€4,500/yr service via Lely | €165,000 | / robot | — | farmshops.ch as of Oct 2026 |
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lely Astronaut A5 Next milking robot, indicative installed price; ~€4,500/yr service | €165,000 / robot | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | farmshops.ch |
| Lely Astronaut A5 price range | $150,000–$250,000 / robot | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | mondayrobotics.com |
| Lely Astronaut A5 Next, indicative installed price (Swiss dealer listing) + ~€4,500/yr… via Lely | €165,000 / robot | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | farmshops.ch |
Sources re-checked: 3 of 3 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=robotic-milking
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Field location
- Acreage / hectares
- Crop type and growth stage
- Product to apply (if spraying) and rate
- Desired date window
- Terrain and obstacles
- Water/refill availability
Rules and regulation
Aerial application needs aviation approval (FAA Part 137 + Part 107 or 44807 exemption in US) and pesticide applicator licensing; rules vary by country (many EU states restrict aerial spraying).
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
DeLaval
🇸🇪 SE Serves global
Swedish dairy equipment maker with VMS milking robots.
- Purchase
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
GEA Farm Technologies
🇩🇪 DE Serves global
German maker of DairyRobot milking systems.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Boumatic
🇺🇸 US Serves global
US dairy equipment maker with robotic milking.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
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