Carbon Robotics introduced LaserWeeder G2 after raising a $70 million Series D in October 2024 led by BOND, with NVentures, Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, and other investors participating. The company said the round would support the growth of its AI-powered farming business, and G2 turned that financing into a broader product line for farms that want chemical-free weed control at commercial scale.
Carbon was founded in Seattle in 2018 by Paul Mikesell, who previously co-founded Isilon Systems and Clustrix and later worked as Uber's director of infrastructure engineering in Seattle. The company has grown into a global agriculture robotics business with U.S. and European manufacturing, growers in 15 countries, and a product line spanning LaserWeeder G2 and Carbon ATK autonomy.
Specialty crop growers face labor shortages, herbicide constraints, mechanical cultivation limits, soil disturbance, and pressure to increase yield without adding chemical residue. Carbon's answer is a tractor-pulled implement that uses cameras, AI models, and high-power lasers to identify weeds and kill them at the meristem without touching the crop or soil.
G2 expands the product range across smaller and larger farms. Carbon lists models from G2 200 through G2 1200, with the G2 600 using 24 240-watt diode lasers, 36 high-resolution cameras, and coverage of 1.5 to 3 acres per hour, while the 40-foot G2 1200 is aimed at organic corn and soybean farms. The product page also claims sub-millimeter accuracy, up to 99% weed kill, more than 100 AI crop models, Carbon Ops Center, and remote support.
Alternatives to laser weeding include mechanical weeders, herbicide application and hand-weeding crews. Companies addressing these workflows include FarmWise, Verdant Robotics, Blue River, Naio Technologies and Ecorobotix.
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