What is Carbon Robotics?
AI-powered LaserWeeder and farm autonomy systems for specialty-crop growers.
- Category
- Agricultural robotics
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- Private; scaled hardware and field team
- Total funding
- $177M-$230M reported across sources
- Valuation
- Not disclosed
What is Carbon Robotics?
Carbon Robotics builds AI-powered farm equipment, including the LaserWeeder G2 and Carbon ATK autonomy system, to reduce manual and chemical weed control.
Carbon Robotics combines computer vision, deep learning, lasers, robotics, and tractor autonomy for high-value crop operations. Revenue and ARR are not publicly disclosed; customer count is not publicly disclosed. Its public positioning is physical AI for agriculture and specialty-crop weed control.
As of June 2026, Carbon Robotics is best read as a late-stage ag robotics company with international customers and manufacturing operations. The most important operating signals are $70M Series D, reported $20M follow-on, hundreds of customers across 14 countries in investor posts, LaserWeeder G2, and Carbon ATK product expansion. Carbon Robotics remains private company, so exact margins, revenue mix, and customer contract values are not publicly reported unless stated by the company.
What does Carbon Robotics offer?
Carbon Robotics offers LaserWeeder G2, Carbon ATK tractor autonomy, grower support, and field-service operations.
- LaserWeeder G2· Hardware
- Carbon ATK· Autonomy
- Computer vision weed detection· AI
- Laser weed control· Robotics
- Grower support· Service
- Field operations· Deployment
How does Carbon Robotics make money?
Carbon Robotics sells agricultural hardware, autonomy products, support, and service to growers and dealers.
No public list pricing; commercial pricing is quoted by deployment, customer scale, geography, and service scope. Pricing is not listed publicly; hardware economics depend on machine configuration, acreage, crop type, service, financing, and support model.
Growth depends on labor scarcity, herbicide reduction, crop economics, dealer/service coverage, manufacturing scale, and new autonomy products. For sellers, the most relevant budget owners are growers, farm operations, equipment managers, agronomy teams, dealers, finance, and field-service teams; procurement maturity should be treated as startup or growth-stage, with technical founders and operators close to vendor decisions.
Who leads Carbon Robotics?
Carbon Robotics is led by Paul Mikesell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer; Mike Aplet, Chief Operating Officer; Carbon Robotics engineering leadership, Hardware/AI leadership.
- Paul MikesellFounder and Chief Executive OfficerFounder since 2018Serial technology founder leading Carbon Robotics.
- Mike ApletChief Operating OfficerPublic executive signalOperations leader associated with scaling field and manufacturing execution.
- Carbon Robotics engineering leadershipHardware/AI leadershipGrowth-stage teamLeads robotics, computer vision, lasers, autonomy, and field reliability.
How do you contact Carbon Robotics's leadership?
Carbon Robotics publishes official company contact routes, but reviewed public sources do not verify personal executive email addresses. Use the company route below or a verified LinkedIn/workflow enrichment step before sending individual outreach.
Official routes at carbonrobotics.com; personal executive pattern not verifiedHow much funding has Carbon Robotics raised?
$177M-$230M reported across sources; latest disclosed financing: $20M Series D-2 in October 2025 led by Giant Ventures, after $70M Series D in 2024. Not disclosed
2022: Series C, $30M, led by new and existing investors, valuation not disclosed (brought total to $67M); Oct 2024: Series D, $70M, led by BOND-led syndicate reported in agtech coverage, valuation not disclosed (brought total to $157M); Oct 2025: Series D-2 / follow-on, $20M, led by Giant Ventures, valuation not disclosed (reported total now $177M in investor posts).
The company has not publicly disclosed every valuation or all small non-dilutive awards, so totals should be read as disclosed funding rather than a fully audited capitalization table. The latest financing signal matters because it funds LaserWeeder growth, manufacturing scale, regional expansion, and new AI-powered farm robots.
How did Carbon Robotics get here?
Carbon Robotics's path is defined by founding, technical validation, financing, and commercialization milestones.
- 2018FoundedCarbon Robotics is founded in Seattle.
- 2021Autonomous LaserWeeder visibilityCompany gains attention for AI-powered laser weed control.
- 2022$30M Series CSeries C brings funding to $67M.
- Oct 2024$70M Series DSeries D supports LaserWeeder growth and international expansion.
- 2025LaserWeeder G2 and Carbon ATKCompany site highlights expanded AI-powered product lineup.
- Oct 2025$20M follow-onGeekWire reports new funding for a secretive AI robot.
Who are Carbon Robotics's competitors?
Carbon Robotics competes with companies in undefined.
- FarmWiseAutonomous mechanical weeding robotics.
- EcorobotixAI precision sprayer for crop treatment.
- Naio TechnologiesAgricultural robots for weeding and field work.
- Blue River TechnologySee-and-spray precision agriculture owned by John Deere.
- Verdant RoboticsPrecision agriculture robotics and smart implements.
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