Company
Carbon Robotics
Carbon Robotics is a US ag-robotics company based in Seattle, Washington, making the LaserWeeder, a commercial laser-weeding implement that uses AI and…
- Founded
- 2018
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Status
- private
- Models
- 3
Verified profile
4
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 1 month ago
Last verified change
Overview
Carbon Robotics is a US ag-robotics company based in Seattle, Washington, making the LaserWeeder, a commercial laser-weeding implement that uses AI and high-power lasers to kill weeds without chemicals, and developing the Carbon AutoTractor for autonomous farming.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (3)
View all models →Current platform
Carbon AutoTractor
Carbon Robotics' AutoTractor is a tractor-autonomy kit installed on existing John Deere 6R/8R/8RX/8RT (2019+) tractors with no permanent modifications; it is remotely monitored by Carbon Robotics operators who handle real-time interventions for autonomous field operations.
Current platform
LaserWeeder G2
Carbon Robotics' LaserWeeder G2 is a faster, lighter, modular line of AI laser-weeding implements (240W lasers, upgraded NVIDIA GPUs) spanning models from G2 200 (6.6 ft) to G2 1800 (60 ft) for farms from specialty vegetables to large-scale organic corn and soybeans.
Current platform
LaserWeeder
Carbon Robotics (founded 2018, Seattle, Washington; founder and CEO Paul Mikesell) makes the commercial LaserWeeder, which combines computer vision with high-power lasers to kill weeds without chemicals. By its own reporting the product has serviced more than 250,000 acres, eliminated over 15 billion weeds, and runs as 150-plus machines on 100-plus farms across roughly fourteen to fifteen countries; a modular, faster LaserWeeder G2 line launched in February 2025. A load-bearing classification point: the LaserWeeder is a towed, pull-behind implement with no locomotion of its own, pulled through the field by a conventional tractor. Carbon's original 2021 LaserWeeder was a self-driving platform, but the company deliberately pivoted to a smart-implement format for faster payback. Its separate Carbon AutoTractor kit, launched in April 2025, is the autonomy and mobility layer: a retrofit that adds remote-supervised driverless operation to John Deere 6R and 8R tractors, at an early and limited commercial release. On funding, Carbon's own Series D release puts total funding at $157 million (a $70 million Series D led by BOND in October 2024, after a $30 million Series C led by Sozo in 2023), with an additional roughly $20 million raised in October 2025 for a new undisclosed robot; an aggregator figure of about $276 million is not primary-verified and is not asserted here.
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Alex Sergeev CTOIR-verified
- Paul Mikesell Founder & CEOIR-verified
- Nick Kirsch Chief Engineering OfficerIR-verified
- Kevan Krysler Chief Financial OfficerIR-verified
Founders (1)
- Paul Mikesellsolefounded 2018-01-01
Board (1)
- Mood Rowghani director
Safety record
No incidents on record for Carbon Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (3)
- Braga Fresh Partners1 deployment
- Grimmway Farms1 deployment
- Triangle Farms1 deployment
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
- Saga Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (3)
- Series D2023-07-01
$70M(reported)
Investors: L Catterton (lead)
- Series C2022-06-01
$30M(reported)
Investors: Anthos Capital (lead)
- Series B2021-11-01
$27M(reported)
Investors: Anthos Capital (lead)
Sources (4)
Market intelligence
Hiring signals
Role composition
Recent openings
- Sr. Electrical Engineer, PCB DesignEngineering
Seattle, WA
- Business
- Jr. Software Engineer, MobileEngineering
Seattle, WA
- Deep Learning Quality SpecialistResearch & R&D
Seattle, WA
- Manufacturing TechnicianManufacturing
IJmuiden, Netherlands
- Electrical Engineer, COTS/SensorEngineering
Seattle, WA
+4 more open roles tracked
Common questions
- What is Carbon Robotics?
- Carbon Robotics is a US ag-robotics company based in Seattle, Washington, making the LaserWeeder, a commercial laser-weeding implement that uses AI and high-power lasers to kill weeds without chemicals, and developing the Carbon AutoTractor for autonomous farming.
- Where is Carbon Robotics based?
- Carbon Robotics is based in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- When was Carbon Robotics founded?
- Carbon Robotics was founded in 2018.
- What does Carbon Robotics make?
- Carbon Robotics has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Carbon AutoTractor, LaserWeeder G2, LaserWeeder (Carbon Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Carbon Robotics operate robots?
- Carbon Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Carbon Robotics safe?
- Carbon Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Carbon Robotics.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
- Saga Robotics2 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/carbon-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/carbon-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5c0e34e2-978c-45d1-ab9c-faf75e217b2e
- Revision history: /companies/carbon-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
- Saga Robotics2 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
38.4/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Market Presence
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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