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Carbon Robotics
AI-native precision-agriculture vendor using computer vision and its Carbon AI 'Large Plant Model' (trained on 150M+ labeled plants across 100+ crops in 15 countries) to distinguish crops from weeds in real time and eliminate weeds with high-power lasers; it also sells the Carbon ATK autonomy kit that retrofits John Deere tractors for remote-supervised self-driving. Reduces herbicide use and tillage on specialty-crop farms.
Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Carbon ATK (Autonomous Tractor Kit)
- Retrofits existing John Deere 6R, 8R, 8RX and 8RT (2019+) tractors for remote-supervised autonomous operation; 360° sensor suite including cameras, LiDAR, and Radar; manual override preserves all original tractor controls with simple button switch
vendor-defined tractor-autonomy retrofit hardware compatibility and sensor suite
Claim source - AI-powered implement monitoring detects debris buildup and broken shear bolts; smart integration with LaserWeeder adjusts tractor speed to field conditions; pay-per-use 'only pay when using Carbon Autonomy' pricing model
vendor-defined autonomous operating and monitoring capabilities for retrofit tractor kit
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LaserWeeder G2
- Available in 5 configurations (G2 200, G2 300, G2 400, G2 600, G2 1200) from 8 to 40 feet; dual 240W lasers per weeding module, 3 high-resolution cameras with sub-millimeter detection, 2 NVIDIA GPUs, 21-inch (61 cm) shoot width per module; twice as fast as first-generation LaserWeeder
vendor-defined laser-weeding hardware configuration across the G2 modular product line
Claim source - Up to 80% reduction in weeding costs, 5–50% yield increase (validated by farmers and third-party research), 1–3 year payback, 7–10 year machine lifespan; 100% liquid cooling for all-climate performance; Starlink satellite antenna for cloud connectivity
vendor-defined economic, agronomic, and connectivity performance metrics
Claim source - Powered by Carbon AI Large Plant Model trained on 150M+ labeled plants across 100+ crops in 15 countries; can learn a new weed species from 2–3 farmer-selected images in real time via iPad Operator App
vendor-defined AI foundation model underpinning real-time plant identification and weed control
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Deployment log
Announced and cited only
Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series D
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceSeries D
Anthos Capital, BOND, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, NVentures, Revolution, Sozo Ventures, Voyager Capital
Round sourceSeries C
Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Liquid2 Ventures, Sozo Ventures, Voyager Capital
Round sourceSeries B
Anthos Capital, Bolt, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Liquid2 Ventures, Voyager Capital
Round sourceSeries A
Round sourceSeed
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceNetwork neighbours
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
Source ledger
13 unique public sources