Seattle startup Carbon Robotics gets another shoutout from RFK Jr. for its weed-zapping robots

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. secretary of health and human services, touted the company's machines on a new episode of The ...
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RFK Jr. calls Carbon Robotics’ laser weed zapper the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ in herbicide fight

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Feb 13, 2026 at 10 ...
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Carbon Robotics Adds Industry’s First LaserThinning Capability to its AI-powered LaserWeeder

Carbon Robotics is announcing several new software features that boost the functionality and speed of its LaserWeeder. These include: “LaserThinning is a breakthrough approach and delivers benefits ...
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'There's no such thing as a laser-resistant weed' says company employing dozens of Nvidia GPUs to fry weeds with lasers from above

Do farmers traditionally wear sunglasses? If so, Alex Sergeev, the chief technology officer of Carbon Robotics, presumably took them off when telling Nvidia, "There's no such thing as a ...
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New AI Model Lets Farm Robots Identify Weeds – Then Kill Them With Lasers

You've probably heard about large language models, those sophisticated AI systems that power all chatbots today. Get ready for Large Plant Models (LPMs). Developed by Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based ...
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Carbon Robotics Launches the World’s First-Ever Large Plant Model

Carbon Robotics, a worldwide leader in agriculture AI and robotics, today announced a major breakthrough for global agriculture with the launch of the world’s first Large Plant Model (LPM) - the most ...
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New agricultural technology kills weeds using lasers

DECATUR, Illinois — A new machine is on the market that lets farmers uses lasers to kill weeds which can be destructive for crops. "The guy said he needed a solution with weeding that didn't disturb ...
The Business Journals

Top leaders exit NanoString I Carbon Robotics and Nvidia

Rick: How much can patent litigation affect a company's value? I've been thinking about that after writing the NanoString story below. Bruker bought the company for $393 million, but NanoString is in ...
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Carbon Robotics Closes $27 Million In Series B Financing Round Led by Anthos Capital

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbon Robotics, an agriculture robotics company, today announced it secured $27 million in Series B financing from Anthos Capital, Ignition Partners, Fuse Venture Capital, ...