{"id":"d27ad218-73e1-4ded-a4cd-5141c0bf4a91","companyId":"5c0e34e2-978c-45d1-ab9c-faf75e217b2e","modelName":"LaserWeeder","slug":"carbon-laserweeder","description":"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.","formFactor":"agriculture","maturityStage":"commercial","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Verified (commercial)","value":"Carbon Robotics (founded 2018, Seattle WA; founder/CEO Paul Mikesell) ships the commercial LaserWeeder, which uses computer vision + high-power lasers to kill weeds. Deployment: 250,000+ acres serviced, 15B+ weeds eliminated, 150+ machines on 100+ farms across ~14-15 countries. LaserWeeder G2 (modular, faster) launched Feb 2025."},{"label":"Form-factor nuance (load-bearing)","value":"The LaserWeeder/G2 is a TOWED, pull-behind IMPLEMENT with no locomotion of its own (a tractor pulls it). Carbon's ORIGINAL 2021 LaserWeeder was a self-driving platform; the company deliberately pivoted to a 'smart implement' format for faster ROI. The separate Carbon AutoTractor (ATK, launched Apr 2025) is the autonomy/mobility layer: a retrofit kit for John Deere 6R/8R, remote-human-supervised, at early/limited commercial release."},{"label":"Verified-vs-claimed (funding)","value":"Total funding is $157M as stated in Carbon's own Series D release ($70M Series D led by BOND, Oct 2024; earlier Series C was $30M led by Sozo, 2023). An additional ~$20M was raised Oct 2025 (GeekWire) for a new undisclosed robot. The aggregator figure of ~$276M is NOT primary-verified and is not asserted. AutoTractor per-hour pricing ($15-25/hr) is trade-press-reported, not company-confirmed."}],"products":"LaserWeeder / LaserWeeder G2: high-power-laser + computer-vision weeding implement (towed behind a tractor). Carbon AutoTractor (ATK): retrofit autonomy kit for John Deere 6R/8R tractors (remote-supervised).","formFactor":"agriculture (computer-vision laser-weeding implement, tractor-towed; + separate AutoTractor autonomy kit)"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://carbonrobotics.com/laserweeder","title":"Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder (250,000+ acres, 15B+ weeds, 100+ crops)","sourceName":"Carbon Robotics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250210556114/en/","title":"Carbon Robotics launches modular LaserWeeder G2 product line (Feb 2025)","sourceName":"Carbon Robotics (Business Wire)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/carbon-robotics-introduces-new-carbon-autotractor-autonomy-kit/","title":"Carbon AutoTractor / ATK autonomy retrofit kit for JD 6R/8R (Apr 2025)","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241021330997/en/","title":"Carbon Robotics $70M Series D led by BOND (total funding to $157M; Oct 2024)","sourceName":"Carbon Robotics (Business Wire)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/carbon-robotics-brings-in-70m-to-scale-laserweeder/","title":"Carbon Robotics $70M to scale LaserWeeder (Seattle; CEO Paul Mikesell)","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://www.geekwire.com/2025/carbon-robotics-raises-20m-as-laserweeder-maker-plans-secretive-new-ai-robot-for-farms/","title":"Carbon Robotics raises ~$20M (Oct 2025) for a new secretive AI farm robot","sourceName":"GeekWire"}],"aliases":["Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder","LaserWeeder G2","Carbon AutoTractor","Carbon ATK"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-03T17:58:13.959Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-03T17:58:13.959Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/carbon-laserweeder","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/carbon-laserweeder","name":"LaserWeeder","alternateName":["Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder","LaserWeeder G2","Carbon AutoTractor","Carbon ATK"],"description":"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.","identifier":"d27ad218-73e1-4ded-a4cd-5141c0bf4a91","category":"agriculture","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}}}