For generations, farmers have relied on a combination of manual labour, herbicides and pesticides to protect crops from weeds and pests. Now, artificial intelligence is offering a radically different ...

New technology is available that delivers excellent control of tough weeds, but much of it has a big price tag. The next generation of weed control has officially arrived, but for many U.S. row-crop ...

DECATUR, Illinois — A new machine is on the market that lets farmers uses lasers to kill weeds which can be destructive for crops. "The guy said he needed a solution with weeding that didn't disturb ...

We asked three farmers to tell us how new technology is revolutionizing the way they work. Credit... Supported by By Coralie Kraft Photographs and Video by Spencer Lowell Coralie Kraft spoke to 14 ...

A machine that hunts out weeds using artificial intelligence and zaps them with lasers could save farmers 80 percent over traditional weed-control methods. (Carbon Robotics / YouTube screen shot) Fox ...

You've probably heard about large language models, those sophisticated AI systems that power all chatbots today. Get ready for Large Plant Models (LPMs). Developed by Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based ...

What just happened? Nvidia has partnered with Carbon Robotics to tackle one of agriculture's peskiest problems: weeds. Putting their minds together, the two created the LaserWeeder G2 – a 20-foot-wide ...

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Feb 13, 2026 at 10:42 am February 13, 2026 at 11:12 am The weed-zapping lasers from Seattle agriculture-tech ...

Rutgers University scientists are testing laser-powered machines that kill weeds without chemicals. Early results show the AI-guided lasers rival herbicides in performance while protecting crops and ...