# LaserWeeder at Arvin: deployment

Canonical ID: `7462cd8b-6885-4b51-9fe8-548c42e2f47f`

Grimmway Farms (Arvin, CA; Kern County) was among the first named customers in the commercial launch of the Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder in February 2022, when the first production run of 30-laser machines sold out immediately. Grimmway Farms is one of the largest carrot and vegetable growers in the United States, with large-scale field operations across the San Joaquin Valley and Salinas Valley. The LaserWeeder enables precise autonomous weed removal using directed laser beams, reducing reliance on manual weeding labor and eliminating chemical herbicide costs across Grimmway's extensive row-crop acreage.

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder G2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOMy7PcSgg). _Courtesy of Carbon Robotics_. Carbon Robotics' footage of its LaserWeeder G2 performing AI-vision laser weeding in-field. The LaserWeeder is a tractor-towed implement, not an autonomous vehicle: the tractor provides locomotion while computer vision targets and lasers weeds.

## Key facts

- **Customer cohort:** Named in first commercial production run (30-laser LaserWeeder), which sold out at launch in February 2022
- **Scale:** One of the largest carrot growers in the US; San Joaquin Valley and Salinas Valley operations

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** carbon-laserweeder-grimmway-farms-arvin
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [LaserWeeder](/models/carbon-laserweeder.md) (id: `d27ad218-73e1-4ded-a4cd-5141c0bf4a91`)
- **Company:** [Carbon Robotics](/companies/carbon-robotics.md) (id: `5c0e34e2-978c-45d1-ab9c-faf75e217b2e`)
- **Location:** [Arvin](/locations/arvin-california.md) (id: `342f61e2-fdbc-459e-8acd-6ca38065277f`)
- **Operator:** [Grimmway Farms](/companies/grimmway-farms.md) (id: `b1938fa1-1411-44e0-8873-83149b0816f1`)
- **First seen:** 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220207005189/en/Carbon-Robotics-Unveils-New-LaserWeeder-with-30-Lasers-to-Autonomously-Eradicate-Weeds · 2022-02-07

## Common questions

### What is the LaserWeeder deployment at Arvin?

LaserWeeder, built by Carbon Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Arvin on the DEPLOY registry. Grimmway Farms operates the deployment.

### Who operates LaserWeeder at Arvin?

Grimmway Farms operates this deployment as a customer of Carbon Robotics, the manufacturer of LaserWeeder.

### When did the LaserWeeder deployment at Arvin go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 7, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the LaserWeeder deployment at Arvin?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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