A new milestone in milking
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Cow comfort
With the Lely Astronaut A5, you achieve optimal freedom of movement for your cows. With free cow traffic, the cows decide themselves when to eat, drink, relax or be milked. Features such as the hybrid arm and the I-flow concept contribute to the cows’ natural rhythm and increase the milking robot’s capacity. A healthy and stress-free cow means more milk in the tank. |
Return on investment
Every farmer is looking for a significantly lower cost per kilogram of milk produced. This Astronaut is built with a limited number of fast and decisive electrical movements, making it highly energy efficient. Due to the innovative hybrid arm, energy consumption goes down while performance increases - faster and secure attachment with a larger reach. |
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Ease of use
One display is all you need for an easy first milking. The user-friendly interface makes it easy to find your way around functions, settings, information, and important reports. Automatic milking as it should be, giving you the time to enjoy farming while having total control over your herd. Providing the best usability, accessibility and serviceability, all in one system. |
Peace of mind
The Lely Astronaut A5 is designed with a focus on longevity and reliability. The more you can rely on the Astronaut, the better you can make use of the saved hours and flexibility. To be outstanding in terms of reliability and uptime, we eliminated critical components and extended the lifetime of others. This Astronaut is built for peace of mind. |
Grant & Leesa Williams on their Lely Astronaut robots
What's important to you and your farm?
Build your own Lely Astronaut A5
Where are you at today and where do you want to go? The Astronaut can be configured to your needs and goals, including:
Add Precision To Reproduction
Repro Choice To be in control of your farm, you rely on reproduction. Get an extra set of eyes to get your cows pregnant. Add accuracy to reproduction and you will be able to see the cows in heat and inseminate them at the right moment. It will boost your conception rate and will save you lots of time. 
Operate on Feed Efficiency
Feed Choice Feed is one of the main expenses on a cattle farm. Therefore, feed each cow to its actual needs and operate on feed efficiency. Get the possibility to feed more advanced rations even in combination with liquid feed. |
Know Your Cows
Cow Health Choice Taking care of your most valuable possession: your cows. Healthy cows save costs, time and drive milk production. Get more control on cow health and make the right decisions with advanced sensors and easy to use information. This will secure your revenues. 
Support Your Grazing Strategy
Grazing Choice Grazing is the most natural way the cows get fed. Grazing positively impacts cow welfare and health. Get healthy happy cows out in the field while having full control of your milk production |
Secure Udder Health
Udder Control Choice Good quality milk comes from a healthy udder. Get clear insights about udder health and understand when to take action. Have bacteria eliminated and cross contamination avoided before each milking. Get a grip on your udder health and reduce your costs. |
Support at every step of the way
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Before...
Before the Astronaut comes into operation, we help you prepare your farm for automatic milking. This includes, for example, a training course on how to operate the robot and the associated management system. It also includes advice on how to design the barn, feeding and well-being of the cows. |
During...
When the Astronaut is delivered, the robot is first extensively checked. Milking only starts once everything is accurate, down to the last detail. During the initial milking, the first step after installation, we give you intensive support. Support is available 24/7. |
After...
Even once everything is working perfectly, we continue to offer support and guidance. Of course, we are always interested in knowing how happy you are and whether there are any improvements we could help with. We continually provide analysis and advice to ensure the best possible result. |