Carbon Robotics

Carbon Robotics is an agricultural robotics company based in the United States. The site describes it as a leader in physical AI for agriculture. Its LaserWeeder machines remove weeds with lasers, and its Carbon Autonomy kits add autonomous operation to tractors. The company says it works with more than 200 growers worldwide, aiming to cut hand labor, herbicide use and mechanical cultivation on commercial farms.

LaserWeeder

• Targeting: Carbon AI runs on a Large Plant Model trained on agricultural data collected by LaserWeeders around the world.
• Early weed control: weeds are targeted at the earliest growth stage, with no soil disruption or root damage, according to the site.
• Payback: the site gives a payback period of one to three years on a machine with a seven to ten year lifespan.
• Model: the site promotes the LaserWeeder G2 as its current machine.

Carbon Autonomy

Carbon Autonomy kits are installed on John Deere 6R, 8R, 8RX and 8RT tractors from 2019 onward, without permanent modifications. The stock controls stay in place, so an operator can switch between manual and autonomous operation. Remote operators supervise in real time and take control when conditions require it.

Results and operation

The site says Carbon AI can start weeding any field or crop within minutes, and it claims cost reductions of up to 80 percent compared with traditional weed control. Early targeting, the company says, leads to healthier crops and higher marketable yield, and it presents the machine as a long-term asset. Carbon Autonomy is described as suited to commercial farms across diverse field conditions and crop types.

Key facts

• Based in: United States
• Products: LaserWeeder G2, Carbon Autonomy kits, Carbon AI
• Markets: commercial farms growing many crop types, with more than 200 growers served