Verdant Robotics is building SharpShooter into precision crop application
SharpShooter is expanding into grass seed and sod with plant-level targeting and a stated throughput of seven acres per hour.
Verdant Robotics announced on April 8, 2026 that SharpShooter would expand into grass seed and sod production. The expansion moves Aim and Apply targeting into fields where weed species can resemble crop plants, making perception and targeting harder than broad spraying.
Verdant says SharpShooter identifies and targets individual weeds at plant-level precision. In grass seed and sod, the robot has to distinguish unwanted plants from dense stands of valuable crop, then apply chemistry only where it is needed.
Verdant product material states that SharpShooter can cover up to 7 acres per hour with 99 percent accuracy. The same material claims up to 99 percent herbicide savings and up to 85 percent labor-cost reduction. Those are company product figures, not audited customer averages by crop.
Verdant was founded by Gabe Sibley and Curtis Garner. Sibley previously worked on computer vision and autonomous systems. Verdant’s equipment identifies individual plants and applies treatment at the target.
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