# LaserWeeder Manufacturer: [Carbon Robotics](/companies/carbon-robotics) Category: agriculture ## Media - **Video (primary-source)**: [Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder G2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOMy7PcSgg). 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. AI-vision targeted weeding is distinct from field autonomy. The throughput and precision figures are the maker's claims. _(via Carbon Robotics)_ _Each clip and image on this page carries a provenance label. [About our media provenance](/consumer#media-provenance)._ ## Summary Carbon Robotics (founded 2018, Seattle; CEO Paul Mikesell) makes the commercial LaserWeeder, which combines computer vision with high-power lasers to kill weeds without chemicals. There is no consumer price: it is B2B agricultural equipment, not a product sold to consumers. By its own reporting it has serviced more than 250,000 acres, eliminated over 15 billion weeds, and runs as 150-plus machines on 100-plus farms across roughly 14-15 countries; a modular, faster LaserWeeder G2 launched in February 2025. A load-bearing classification point: the LaserWeeder is a towed, pull-behind implement with no locomotion of its own (a conventional tractor pulls it). 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 (April 2025) is the autonomy and mobility layer, a retrofit that adds remote-supervised driverless operation to John Deere 6R and 8R tractors, at early and limited commercial release. On funding, Carbon's own Series D release puts total funding at $157 million (a $70M Series D led by BOND in October 2024); an aggregator figure of about $276 million is not primary-verified and is not asserted, and the deployment figures are company-reported. ## Top line > LaserWeeder is internal use only (not for retail), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record. ## Readiness - **Availability** (internal-only): Internal use only (not for retail). - **Price honesty** (no-price): No price points on file for LaserWeeder. - **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for LaserWeeder. - **Real-world use** (commercial): Maturity: commercial. No verified deployments in the registry. - **Safety record** (no-incidents): No incidents on record. No verified deployments either. ## What it claims to do _No reviewed capability claims on file._ ## Price _No reviewed price points on file._ ## Real-world use _No verified deployments on file for LaserWeeder._ ## Safety record _No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative._ ## Privacy _No privacy practices disclosed or on file for LaserWeeder._ ## 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) ## What's under the hood _No brain on file for LaserWeeder._ ## Frequently asked questions ### Is the LaserWeeder actually available for purchase? Not available to consumers. In internal use by Carbon Robotics. _Source: [Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder (250,000+ acres, 15B+ weeds, 100+ crops)](https://carbonrobotics.com/laserweeder)._ ### What does the LaserWeeder cost? Not announced. ### Where is the LaserWeeder being used? No verified field deployments on record. ### Is the LaserWeeder safe? No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative. ### How does the LaserWeeder handle privacy? No privacy practices disclosed or on file for LaserWeeder. ### Who makes the LaserWeeder? LaserWeeder is made by Carbon Robotics, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. _Source: [Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder (250,000+ acres, 15B+ weeds, 100+ crops)](https://carbonrobotics.com/laserweeder)._ ## Manufacturer - [Carbon Robotics (https://carbonrobotics.com/laserweeder)](https://carbonrobotics.com/laserweeder) ## Compared to - [MK-V](/consumer/models/monarch-mk-v) - [FD20](/consumer/models/farmdroid-fd20) ## Sources 1. [Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder (250,000+ acres, 15B+ weeds, 100+ crops)](https://carbonrobotics.com/laserweeder) 2. [Carbon Robotics launches modular LaserWeeder G2 product line (Feb 2025)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250210556114/en/) 3. [Carbon AutoTractor / ATK autonomy retrofit kit for JD 6R/8R (Apr 2025)](https://www.therobotreport.com/carbon-robotics-introduces-new-carbon-autotractor-autonomy-kit/) 4. [Carbon Robotics $70M Series D led by BOND (total funding to $157M; Oct 2024)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241021330997/en/) 5. [Carbon Robotics $70M to scale LaserWeeder (Seattle; CEO Paul Mikesell)](https://www.therobotreport.com/carbon-robotics-brings-in-70m-to-scale-laserweeder/) 6. [Carbon Robotics raises ~$20M (Oct 2025) for a new secretive AI farm robot](https://www.geekwire.com/2025/carbon-robotics-raises-20m-as-laserweeder-maker-plans-secretive-new-ai-robot-for-farms/) 7. [Carbon Robotics official YouTube (@CarbonRoboticsLaserWeeding), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOMy7PcSgg) ยท 2026-06-04 _Canonical: https://deploy.report/models/carbon-laserweeder_