Concept of robotic milking
In 1992 Lely introduced the milking robot and with dramatic sales of thousands of machines worldwide there can be no doubt whatsoever that the concept of robotic milking has been firmly established and totally accepted by dairy farmers all over the world as the most outstanding solution to ensuring a sustainable and profitable dairy farming business.

Automatic milking reduces risk of injuries
Everybody in today's dairy business knows that milking cows is a backbreaking job. In stall barn milking systems, constant stooping wears out farmers' knees and hip joints, which is probably the most important reason why dairy farmers hold the record for the number of knee and hip replacement surgeries.

Comfortable milking
The Astronaut A3 milking robot - with its 4Effect pulsation system - offers the facility to automatically adjust the pulsation rate as well as the ratio.

Dew point sensor in compressed air system of the Lely Astronaut milking robot: your hidden insurance
Compressed air is required to operate the Lely Astronaut milking robot. The quality of this air is very important.

The Economic profitability of automatic milking

According to a study conducted by the Finnish Pellervo Economic Research Institute and published in February, 2005, the economic profitability of robotic milking systems is better than that of milking parlours.

Installation of a milking robot in an existing cow housing = huge saving of space!
Currently, a lot of dairy farmers are struggling with overcrowded cow housings. This is not an easy problem, even more so because building a new cow housing is very expensive...

The interactive buying guide
The ''buying guide'' website will help to guide you through the process of buying an automatic milking system.

Traditional milking vs. automatic milking
When making realistic comparisons (including labour) between traditional milking and fully automated milking, in many cases the Astronaut robot will bring you more.