New Lely Astronaut A5 robot automates milk filter changes for dairy farms

The Astronaut A5 Next features practical upgrades set to benefit robotic dairy farms, with the last manual process now fully automated

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
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New Lely Astronaut A5 robot automates milk filter changes for dairy farms

Three new products were unveiled at the Lely Future Farm Days 2025 event held at the Lely campus in Maassluis, South Holland, with Lely's latest innovation in robotic milking taking centre stage. Astronaut...

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