Farm
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the LaserWeeder as a way to cut weed killer use, if it can be made affordable for smaller farms.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“If they can make that affordable, particularly for smaller farmers, that will be the answer.”
What it means
LaserWeeder, from Carbon Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on LaserWeeder
- Carbon Robotics had raised $177 million in total by February 2026.
- Carbon says LaserWeeders are working on hundreds of farms in 15 countries.
- Carbon launched the second-generation LaserWeeder G2, in five set-ups for different farm sizes.
- Carbon said its machines had helped growers weed more than 250,000 acres.
- Carbon Robotics showed its 2022 LaserWeeder, a tractor-pulled machine with 30 lasers.
- The 2022 LaserWeeder sold out, with orders from carrot grower Grimmway Farms among others, and Carbon took pre-orders for 2023.