1–3 days
Field day
Bring a prototype, get it into real barns and fields, and leave with footage, failure modes, and farmer feedback.
Robot & product field testing
Test your robot on a working dairy.
Not a demo plot. A 2,000-acre, 700-cow commercial dairy with barns, livestock, cropland, and four real seasons, plus engineers on site who can debug your stack.
- 01 / Cropland & pasture
- 2,000 acres
- 02 / Milking herd
- 700 cows
- 03 / Family-farmed
- 100+ years
- 04 / Real weather
- 4 seasons
01 What you can test
If it has to work on a farm, bring it.
Barn interiors, feed and manure alleys, young-stock housing, field roads, plus cropland in corn silage, soybeans, alfalfa, clover, and pasture.
- Humanoids & mobile manipulators
- Barn robots: feed pushers, manure & bedding
- Autonomous tractors & implements
- Field & scouting robots
- Drones & aerial sensing
- Livestock sensors, cameras & IoT
- Computer vision systems
- Connectivity & edge hardware
02 Engagements
From a field day to a full season
2–8 weeks
Pilot
A structured trial against agreed metrics, with daily operation on a commercial dairy and engineers on call.
A growing season or a winter
Season
Longer-term deployment to prove reliability through weather, crop stages, and the realities of farm routines.
03 What you leave with
Evidence, not just a field trip.
Every test ends with material your team, investors, and customers can use.
- 01
Written test plan
Objectives, metrics, schedule, and a safety and animal-welfare review agreed before anything rolls in.
- 02
On-site engineering
People who can read your logs and fix integration issues, not just watch the robot.
- 03
Data & logs
Run logs, operating conditions, and incident notes, structured so your team can use them.
- 04
Photo & video
Real-world footage for your investors, customers, and marketing, with your approval on what gets shared.
- 05
Field report
What worked, what broke, and what a farmer would say about it. Evidence you can put in front of customers.
04 2027 founding partners
A few slots. First pick of the farm.
We're opening Grass Ridge to a small number of robotics teams for the 2027 season. Founding partners help shape how the program works and get:
- Priority scheduling for barns, fields, and seasons
- Founding-partner pricing
- Direct access to the farm team and our engineers
- Optional co-published case study when you're ready
Apply for a field test
Tell us about your robot
05 FAQ
Testing questions
Have you hosted robot tests before?
Our formal test program is new for 2027. We've run our own on-farm technology trials for years, including emissions-monitoring and research equipment in our barns. Founding partners help shape the program and get priority scheduling.
What about animal safety?
Animal welfare comes first. Every test has a written plan that defines where and when the robot operates around livestock, who supervises, and the stop conditions. We start away from animals and work toward them.
Who owns the data and footage?
You own your test data. We agree up front what, if anything, can be shared publicly, and we're happy to work under an NDA.
What do we need to bring?
Your robot, your team for at least the first days on site, and proof of insurance. We'll cover power, storage, connectivity options, and local logistics during scoping.
Can you test in winter?
Yes, and you should. Real winters are one of the most valuable things we offer: cold starts, snow, ice, frozen manure, and short days.