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FarmAutonomous weeding robots

Oz, Ted, Jo and Orio weeding robots

by Naïo Technologies

Naïo is a French maker of small self-driving farm robots that weed without chemicals. Oz works in vegetable plots, Ted straddles vineyard rows, Jo is a tracked robot for narrow vineyards, and Orio carries tools in vegetable fields. Naïo Ted robot page

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Stage 4 of 5

Paying customers

Which rule placed it
Evidence
Company-reported only
Human help
None reported
Last milestone
5 Feb 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today
Naïo says it has partners selling and servicing its robots in more than 20 countries. Naïo website
Published price
No published price in our sources.
Human help
Naïo says the Ted robot lets the farmer leave the vineyard once a job starts. Naïo Ted robot page

03Promised vs delivered

What the maker said, and when

Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.

  • Said5 Feb 2026

    New Naïo-KIOTI robot platform shown at end of 2026

    Naïo and KIOTI said their new robot platform would be unveiled at the end of 2026. Naïo press release, 5 Feb 2026

    Still pending

04Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

  1. 5

    Regulator-cleared or mass market

    A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

  2. 4

    Paying customersThis robot

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

    Placed by: Naïo says it has sold 480 robots, all made in France and working on five continents (2026); Naïo names French wine estates using its Ted vineyard robot, including Château Labégorce, which said it wanted to cut weed killer use amid a shortage of workers (2026).

  3. 3

    Pilot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 1

    Demo only

    Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. All facts here come from Naïo's own website; our web search ran out before we could find independent news on its sales or finances. The 10 Nov 2025 date for the 'new chapter' release comes from Naïo's press list.