--- title: Lely North America Blog | Robotic Milking (5) description: Robotic Milking | The Lely Life blog tells the stories of dairy producers and dairy industry professionals all across North America. Lely provides advice on issues the dairy farming industry is facing today as well as the latest news and information that farmers need to know about dairy farm automation. 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Check out these steps for retrofitting... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) [![No more waiting in a crowded space, 24/7 ability to choose to walk, to eat or to be milked on an individual basis, on her time. ](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/5Freedoms_468x314.jpg)](https://www.lelylife.com/5-freedoms-with-astronaut-milking-robots?hsLang=en-us) [Read Now](https://www.lelylife.com/5-freedoms-with-astronaut-milking-robots?hsLang=en-us) [Cow Comfort](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/cow-comfort), [Free Cow Traffic](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/free-cow-traffic), [Robotic Milking](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/robotic-milking), [Testimonial](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/testimonial) March 13, 2018 [The 5 Freedoms Your Dairy Cows Receive with Milking Robots](https://www.lelylife.com/5-freedoms-with-astronaut-milking-robots?hsLang=en-us) Lely's free cow traffic system works with milking robots to give cows the freedoms they... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) [![Dairy cows using an automated milking system](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/3Myths_468x314.jpg)](https://www.lelylife.com/3-common-milking-robot-myths?hsLang=en-us) [Read Now](https://www.lelylife.com/3-common-milking-robot-myths?hsLang=en-us) [Dairy Farm](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/dairy-farm), [Lely Astronaut](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely-astronaut), [Robotic Milking](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/robotic-milking) October 13, 2017 [3 Common Milking Robot Myths](https://www.lelylife.com/3-common-milking-robot-myths?hsLang=en-us) Don't let these three common myths prevent you from reaping all the benefits milking... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) [![The use of automated milking systems enables organic dairies to meet growing 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ensuring... ![Tony Solon](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/a739aafd4863e32857d663cec4ffdb58) [By Tony Solon](https://www.lelylife.com/author/tony-solon) [![Lely celebrates 25 years of dairy automation](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/25Years_468x314.jpg)](https://www.lelylife.com/lely-celebrates-25-years-of-robotic-milking?hsLang=en-us) [Read Now](https://www.lelylife.com/lely-celebrates-25-years-of-robotic-milking?hsLang=en-us) [Dairy Industry](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/dairy-industry), [Lely T4C](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely-t4c), [Lely Team](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely-team), [Live Life Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/live-life-lely), [Robotic Dairy](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/robotic-dairy), [Robotic Milking](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/robotic-milking), [T4C InHerd](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/t4c-inherd), [Technology](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/technology) September 18, 2017 [Lely Celebrates 25 Years of Robotic 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