# Laser Weeder (DD-557)

> 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.

- Department: Tech (also Science)
- First published: 2025-04-29
- Last updated: 2025-04-29
- Permalink: https://detailenjoyer.com/case/laser-weeder/
- Author: Marcus Easterling (DetailEnjoyer), The Detail Department

## Quick facts

- **DD-557-F01**: Carbon Robotics. _(Write-up · Exhibit A (Maker))_
- **DD-557-F02**: Lasers. _(Write-up · Exhibit B (Method))_

## Write-up

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

1. **Maker**: Carbon Robotics.
2. **Method**: Lasers.
3. **Lasers**: 30, per the Reel.
4. **Cameras**: 42, per the Reel.
5. **Rate**: 5,000+ weeds/min, per the Reel.

## Reel vs. record

- **Note**: None needed.

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

- Duration: 25.3 s · Published: 2025-04-29
- File: https://detailenjoyer.com/assets/videos/DJC8wvgyiY_.mp4

### Transcript

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!

## Questions & answers

**Q: What kills weeds?**  
A: CO2 lasers. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit A (Maker) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder)_

**Q: Who makes it?**  
A: Maker. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit B (Method) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder)_

**Q: How are weeds found?**  
A: Vision. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit C (Lasers) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder)_

**Q: Weeds per minute?**  
A: Per the Reel. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit D (Cameras) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder)_

**Q: Acres per hour?**  
A: Per the Reel. _(Source: Write-up · Exhibit E (Rate) · Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder)_

## Sources

- [Carbon Robotics: LaserWeeder](https://carbonrobotics.com/laserweeder)
- [Wikipedia: Herbicide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbicide)

## 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/