Naïo Technologies

Naïo Technologies is a French company that builds autonomous robots for farming. Its site presents four machines, OZ, JO, TED and ORIO, for market gardens, vineyards, nurseries and berry fields. The company is based in France and works with a network of certified partners. Its robots handle soil preparation, seeding, weeding and inter-row maintenance, and can work without constant supervision.

Four robots for different fields

• OZ: an assistant for market gardening and specialty crops, for soil preparation, seeding and weeding.
• JO: an autonomous straddler for vineyards, for inter-row maintenance and under-vine weeding.
• TED: a crawler robot for narrow vineyards, nurseries and berries.
• ORIO: a versatile tool carrier for vegetable crops and tree nurseries, including seeding and weeding.

Autonomy and support

The company describes Augmented Autonomy, which lets a robot fleet run on its own while meeting safety and regulatory standards. A companion app lets farmers schedule and monitor their robots from a phone. Naïo says a network of 40 certified partners supports customers in more than 20 countries. Customer testimonials on the site include one reporting that only 2% of vines were damaged when using JO, against more than 10% with tractor drivers. The company also states that its robots work with existing implements.

Customer experience

Growers quoted on the site say the robots free them from monitoring repetitive tasks. A forest district reports that the ORIO exceeded its expectations for seeding and weeding a future forest. Naïo also holds demonstrations and trade show appearances, so farmers can see the machines working in person.

Key facts

• Based in: France
• Products: OZ, JO, TED and ORIO robots, Naïo Companion app
• Markets: more than 20 countries through certified partners