Carbon Robotics

Summary

About

About Carbon Robotics

Carbon Robotics develops agricultural systems that combine machine vision, plant models and field hardware. LaserWeeder G2 uses sealed weeding modules with cameras, NVIDIA compute and 240-watt diode lasers to identify and destroy weed meristems without soil disturbance. Five configurations span narrower specialty-crop layouts through a 40-foot row-crop machine.

The company also offers Carbon Autonomy kits for compatible John Deere tractors and software for monitoring, agronomic data and model updates. G2 replaced the earlier single 20-foot LaserWeeder architecture with lighter modular machines and higher-power laser modules, so first-generation dimensions, camera totals and laser counts do not describe the current family. Carbon introduced its Large Plant Model in 2026 to extend plant recognition across crops and operating conditions.

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Articles

10 FEB 2025

Carbon Robotics is making laser weeding a farm operations business

Products

Supply

Supply chain relationships

  • NVIDIA

    Inbound - Compute & Control - Each LaserWeeder G2 weeding module specifies two NVIDIA GPUs

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  • Stereolabs

    Inbound - Sensing Perception - Carbon Robotics uses a Stereolabs perception kit for precision laser weeding

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Funding

Investors

  • Ignition Partners - Participant - VC - 4 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2019-09-27 - latest 2024-10-21
  • Anthos Capital - Lead - VC - 3 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2021-09-01 - latest 2024-10-21
  • Fuse Venture Capital - Participant - VC - 3 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2021-09-01 - latest 2024-10-21
  • Voyager Capital - Participant - VC - 3 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2021-09-01 - latest 2024-10-21
  • Bolt - Participant - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2019-09-27 - latest 2021-09-01
  • Liquid2 Ventures - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2021-09-01 - latest 2023-04-11
  • NVentures - Lead - Corporate / CVC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - strategic/corporate - first seen 2024-05-07 - latest 2024-10-21
  • Sozo Ventures - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2023-04-11 - latest 2024-10-21
  • BOND - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-10-21
  • Revolution - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-10-21

Team

  • Paul Mikesell - Chief Executive Officer
  • Alex Sergeev - Chief Technology Officer - Leads technology for Carbon Robotics' agricultural physical-AI systems.
  • Nick Kirsch - Chief Engineering Officer - Leads engineering for Carbon Robotics' agricultural robotics platform.
  • Kevan Krysler - Chief Financial Officer - Leads finance for Carbon Robotics.
  • John Mey - VP, Advanced Technology - Contributes advanced technology leadership to Carbon Robotics' agricultural AI systems.
  • Barry Kent - VP, Sales - Leads sales activity for Carbon Robotics' agricultural robotics systems.

Research

  • Carbon Robotics launches Large Plant Model

    2026-02-02 - Research Publication - Carbon launched its Large Plant Model as a foundational AI model for plant detection and identification trained on 150 million labeled plants. The company said the system lets farmers start laser weeding new fields or crops in minutes and personalize behavior for local crop and weed conditions. Carbon positioned the model as a compounding data flywheel fed by its global LaserWeeder fleet.

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Timeline

Events

  • 2026-08-31 - Partnership - Carbon Robotics launches Autonomy Ready with Great Plains

    The framework is designed to connect compatible implements directly with Carbon's autonomous tractor platform rather than operate them as isolated equipment. Great Plains, a Kubota subsidiary, is the first participating implement manufacturer. The planned integration will allow the autonomous system to adjust Great Plains implement settings in real time during field operations.

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  • 2026-03-19 - Org Change - Carbon Robotics appoints Kevan Krysler as CFO and announces $100M+ annual revenue milestone

    Carbon appointed Kevan Krysler as CFO and said the move reflected the company''s increasing commercial scale and operational maturity. In the same announcement, Carbon said it had surpassed $100 million in annual revenue for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026. The company also said it had customers in 15 countries and tied the milestone to expanding traction for LaserWeeder, Carbon ATK, and the Large Plant Model.

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  • 2026-02-02 - Research Publication - Carbon Robotics launches Large Plant Model

    Carbon launched its Large Plant Model as a foundational AI model for plant detection and identification trained on 150 million labeled plants. The company said the system lets farmers start laser weeding new fields or crops in minutes and personalize behavior for local crop and weed conditions. Carbon positioned the model as a compounding data flywheel fed by its global LaserWeeder fleet.

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  • 2025-06-02 - Org Change - Carbon Robotics adds lead independent director to board

    Carbon appointed Don Listwin as Lead Independent Director as the company pushed into a more scaled growth phase. The company framed the appointment around expansion of product offerings and geographic reach. Carbon linked the move to rising farmer demand for LaserWeeder and its newly launched tractor autonomy product.

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  • 2025-03-31 - Product Launch - Carbon Robotics launches Carbon AutoTractor

    Carbon introduced Carbon AutoTractor as a tractor autonomy solution installed on existing tractors and remotely monitored by Carbon operators for real-time intervention. The company said the system was built to address the main barriers to agricultural autonomy adoption, including stoppages, supervision complexity, and unreliable 24/7 operation. Carbon said the initial compatibility set covered John Deere 6R and 8R tractors with installation completed in less than 24 hours.

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  • 2025-02-10 - Product Launch - Carbon Robotics launches LaserWeeder G2 product line

    Carbon debuted LaserWeeder G2 as a faster, lighter, and modular product line with new sizes, configurations, and pricing. The company positioned the new generation around broader farm fit, more crop and field compatibility, and wider budget access. Carbon also tied the launch to Carbon AI as the plant-detection and identification system underpinning the platform.

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  • 2024-10-21 - Funding - Carbon Robotics raises $70M Series D

    Carbon said the financing would accelerate growth of the LaserWeeder business, support new software and hardware products, and expand manufacturing. The company said the round brought total funding to $157 million and added Mood Rowghani of BOND to the board. The raise reinforced Carbon''s position around scaled agricultural robotics rather than a narrow single-product pilot story.

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  • 2024-05-07 - Funding - Carbon Robotics receives strategic investment from NVentures

    Carbon announced an investment from NVentures, NVIDIA''s venture capital arm, tying the company more closely to NVIDIA''s AI ecosystem. The company used the announcement to highlight LaserWeeder''s image-processing throughput and its growing agricultural dataset for plant detection and identification. Carbon positioned the investment as validation of AI-led agriculture and of its scaling in production farming environments.

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  • 2024-02-12 - Product Launch - Carbon Robotics launches Track LaserWeeder and new software capabilities

    Carbon introduced the Track LaserWeeder for muck soil alongside new spatial data intelligence in Carbon Ops Center and multi-language support in the iPad operator app. The company said the tracked system was designed with growers to extend LaserWeeder deployment across more soil types and earlier-season conditions. Carbon also said the first Track LaserWeeders were staged for delivery beginning in March 2024.

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  • 2023-04-11 - Funding - Carbon Robotics raises $30M Series C

    Carbon said the round would expand sales regions in North America, scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware products, and support international expansion. The company framed the financing around broader deployment of the LaserWeeder platform and lower-cost, non-chemical weed control. Carbon said the round brought overall funding to $67 million.

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  • 2022-02-07 - Product Launch - Carbon Robotics unveils LaserWeeder

    Carbon introduced LaserWeeder as a pull-behind agricultural robot that uses AI, computer vision, robotics, and 30 high-powered CO2 lasers to identify and kill weeds. The company positioned the system around herbicide-free weed control with millimeter-level targeting and no soil disturbance. The launch marked Carbon''s move from early autonomy concepts into a commercial laser weeding product for growers.

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  • 2021-09-01 - Funding - Carbon Robotics closes $27M Series B financing

    The company said the round would scale production, grow engineering, and establish regional sales and support for farmers across the United States. Carbon positioned the financing around responding to herbicide-resistant weeds and expanding commercial rollout of its agricultural robotics systems. The announcement described the product as an autonomous laser weeding system aimed at reducing herbicide and labor dependence.

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  • 2019-09-27 - Funding - Carbon Robotics raises $8 million Series A

    Series A: USD 8,000,000. The cited source confirms the completed financing. Carbon Robotics raised an $8 million Series A from investors including Bolt and Ignition Partners during development of its autonomous agricultural robotics platform.

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Relations

Relationships

  • Great Plains Manufacturing

    Carbon Autonomy Ready Launch Member - Carbon Robotics and Great Plains are integrating implement controls through Carbon Autonomy Ready for planned real-time autonomous adjustment.

Context

Comparable profiles

Shared workflows

Context tags

  • Robotic weeding - Workflow - Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder removes weeds with targeted laser actuation.
  • Chemical-free crop treatment - Capability - LaserWeeder uses chemical-free laser treatment for weed removal.
  • Autonomous weeding robotics - Peer Group - Carbon Robotics builds autonomous laser weeding systems.
  • Autonomous navigation - Capability - Autonomous field navigation for weeding operations
  • Robot OEM - Stack Layer - Builds complete agricultural robotic systems
  • Crop-level perception - Capability - Carbon Robotics uses AI vision to identify weeds at crop level.
  • Plant-targeted actuation - Capability - LaserWeeder actuates at the individual weed level.
  • Agricultural robot OEM - Stack Layer - Carbon Robotics builds complete autonomous weeding robot systems.
  • Crop weeding - Workflow - LaserWeeder platform for autonomous crop weeding
  • Agricultural robot development - Workflow - Core peer group: autonomous weeding robotics
  • Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - Paid customer deployments across farms
  • Farms and orchards - Customer Environment - Deployed in agricultural field environments