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Laser Weeder

Short answer: The LaserWeeder from Carbon Robotics is a tractor-pulled implement that uses cameras and computer vision to identify weeds and kill them with high-powered lasers, with no herbicide or hand weeding.

The Reel says it carries 30 industrial CO2 lasers and 42 high-resolution cameras, targets over 5,000 weeds a minute with submillimeter precision and covers up to 1.5 acres an hour; those are the maker's figures as quoted. The footage, credited to Carbon Robotics, shows the implement working a field.

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What should you know about Laser Weeder?

Quick facts. Each one stands alone and has a stable ID you can cite.

  1. Carbon Robotics.

    DD-557-F01 · Write-up · Exhibit A (Maker)

  2. Lasers.

    DD-557-F02 · Write-up · Exhibit B (Method)

Video transcript: Laser Weeder: Carbon Robotics' LaserWeeder Burns Weeds With Lasers Instead of Herbicide

Did you know the laser weeder developed by Carbon Robotics is an advanced agricultural implement that utilizes artificial intelligence, computer vision, and high-powered lasers to autonomously identify and eliminate weeds without the need for herbicides or manual labor equipped with 30 industrial-grade CO2 lasers and 42 high-resolution cameras. The system can target and destroy over 5,000 weeds per minute with submillimeter precision, effectively covering up to 1.5 acres per hour. NOW YOU KNOW!

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The write-up

Carbon Robotics' LaserWeeder burns weeds with lasers instead of herbicide. Cameras and AI pick out each weed.

  1. Exhibit A

    Maker

    Carbon Robotics.

  2. Exhibit B

    Method

    Lasers.

  3. Exhibit C

    Lasers

    30, per the Reel.

  4. Exhibit D

    Cameras

    42, per the Reel.

  5. Exhibit E

    Rate

    5,000+ weeds/min, per the Reel.

Questions people ask about Laser Weeder

What kills weeds?

CO2 lasers.

Source: Write-up · Exhibit A (Maker) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

Who makes it?

Maker.

Source: Write-up · Exhibit B (Method) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

How are weeds found?

Vision.

Source: Write-up · Exhibit C (Lasers) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

Weeds per minute?

Per the Reel.

Source: Write-up · Exhibit D (Cameras) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

Acres per hour?

Per the Reel.

Source: Write-up · Exhibit E (Rate) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

Test Your Knowledge

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  1. What kills weeds?

    1. Lasers
    2. Herbicide
    3. Fire hoses
    4. Goats
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    Answer: A. Lasers CO2 lasers. Source: Write-up · Exhibit A (Maker) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

  2. Who makes it?

    1. Carbon Robotics
    2. Tesla
    3. Deere only
    4. NASA
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    Answer: A. Carbon Robotics Maker. Source: Write-up · Exhibit B (Method) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

  3. How are weeds found?

    1. Cameras and AI
    2. Smell
    3. By hand
    4. Radar
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    Answer: A. Cameras and AI Vision. Source: Write-up · Exhibit C (Lasers) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

  4. Weeds per minute?

    1. Over 5,000
    2. 5
    3. 50
    4. 1 million
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    Answer: A. Over 5,000 Per the Reel. Source: Write-up · Exhibit D (Cameras) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

  5. Acres per hour?

    1. Up to 1.5
    2. 100
    3. 0.01
    4. 50
    Show the answer

    Answer: A. Up to 1.5 Per the Reel. Source: Write-up · Exhibit E (Rate) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder

Cite this case file

Easterling, Marcus. "Laser Weeder." The Detail Department (DetailEnjoyer), case file DD-557, last updated Apr 29, 2025. https://detailenjoyer.com/case/laser-weeder/

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