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Watch this great new video just released by @TheHustle on how laser weeding is transforming agriculture. :00 The LaserWeeder 1:12 Inside the Machine’s AI Brain 3:57 Why Traditional Weeding Fails 5:29 The Hidden Costs of Herbicides 6:39 From Uber to LaserWeeding 8:05 Farmer Reactions to the New Tech 9:59 The $800K Machine and the ROI 13:35 Lasers vs. Hand Weeding 15:36 Test Plots, Expansion, and Japan 16:01 Autonomy, Scale, and Profitability Watch the full video: youtu.be/PpnCu8SUGCU?si=wrbS…

“If we hadn’t been able to purchase the LaserWeeder, I think in 5 to 10 years’ time our business probably wouldn’t exist.” — Nick Walton, Bagthorpe Farm, Norfolk, UK Bagthorpe grows about 150 acres of organic veg, including onions, carrots, potatoes and parsnips. Rising labor costs and fewer available workers have made hand weeding too expensive to keep up. With Bagthorpe’s first full season using the LaserWeeder G2: - Zero hand weeding in parsnips, emergence to harvest - ~70% lower labor bill - Weeded 13 hours in heavy rain (hand crew stopped at 4) - No soil disturbance, so no new weed flush

See how DanRoots, a fourth-generation vegetable farm in Denmark, is benefiting from LaserWeeder G2 across carrots, red beets, parsnips, and parsley root. They are significantly reducing manual weeding and even saving fields that otherwise may have been plowed under because of extreme weed pressure. “We will end up saving 60–70% of the cost of manual labor this season.” — Peter Vestergaard, Land Manager, DanRoots

Interested in a career at the forefront of advanced AI and robotics? We are using physical AI to help farmers become more profitable and sustainable. With $100M in annual revenue and manufacturing operations in the U.S. and Europe, we’re deploying cutting-edge tools like autonomous tractor kits and AI robotic laser weeders across 17 countries. Our technology is powered by Carbon AI and our proprietary Large Plant Model (LPM), trained on more than 150 million labeled plant images. Our technology enables farmers to eliminate herbicides, solve labor scarcity, and increase yields. Join our team and help farmers feed the world: carbonrobotics.com/careers

Our Founder/CEO @pmikesell joined the @shiftaifm Podcast to talk with @boazashkenazy about how Carbon Robotics is bringing physical AI to farms around the world. From the Large Plant Model (LPM) that enables LaserWeeders to recognize brand-new weeds with zero retraining, to the 40% yield gains growers see from cutting chemical spray, to why autonomy is now table stakes for farms to stay competitive. Watch or listen to the full conversation here: carbonrobotics.com/podcasts/…

See how PDM Produce, a conventional grower of whole-head lettuce, celery, spinach, and baby leaf, is using LaserWeeder G2 to improve crop quality, reduce supermarket rejections, cut hand-weeding labor in half, and weed for up to 20 hours a day.

“LaserWeeder has resulted in about a 20 to 30% yield improvement for us.” – Jordan Hungenberg, Owner, Hungenberg Produce Hear how Hungenberg Produce is increasing conventional crop yields by 20–30%, producing healthier crops that are weeks ahead, and reducing hand-weeding crew costs by more than 80% with LaserWeeder G1 and G2.

Starlink Enables Carbon Robotics to Bring Physical AI to Farms Around the World By providing reliable global connectivity, @Starlink has dramatically accelerated Carbon Robotics' AI development and delivered powerful results for farmers. Farmers using Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder solutions, including this 119-year-old Colorado family farm, have achieved up to a 30% increase in crop yields per acre, while reducing weeding costs by more than 80%. “Over the years, we’ve been able to minimize our costs on hand weeding and controlling weeds. With the help of Carbon Robotics and the LaserWeeder, we’ve taken our costs down from over $1 million to maybe $100,000 to $200,000 at most.” - Jordan Hungenberg, Owner, Hungenberg Produce

Extend your tractor operating hours, precision, and utilization with Carbon ATK, the most dependable tractor autonomy solution for existing tractors. Farmers are using the Carbon Autonomous Tractor Kit (ATK) for ground preparation tasks and with smart implements for weed control. Available for U.S. farmers and Australia soon. Get early access: carbonrobotics.com/carbon-at…