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Farmers Can Get Rid of Over 100,000 Weeds per Hour With This Hi-Tech Laser Robot

Carbon Robotics built a four-wheel state-of-the-art robot that makes farming more fun and weed control easy. The Weeder is packed with GPS, high-resolution cameras, lasers, and a supercomputer and can kill more than 100,000 weeds per hour.
Autonomous Weeder robot from Carbon Robotics 6 photos
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Robotics has evolved tremendously over the years and robots can now assist us in our most various activities, including farming. Seattle-based manufacturer Carbon Robotics has revolutionized agriculture with the launch of its Autonomous Weeder robot.

The hi-tech machine can help farmers reduce manual labor costs and increase the quality of their crops. The Weeder is a much more eco-friendly approach to traditional herbicides and chemicals that spoil the soil and are also harmful to people and animals.

The bot is a four-wheeler that runs on diesel and weighs 9,500 lb (4,309 kg). It has a 75-gallon fuel capacity, it is fully autonomous and can run around the clock, at 5 mph (8 kph). The Weeder uses powerful 150 W lasers to destroy over 100,000 undesirable weeds per hour and it can cover 15-20 acres (approximately 6 to 8 ha) per day. Its lasers have a 3mm (0.11 in) accuracy.

This technological marvel uses artificial intelligence-powered by NVIDIA and will only target and destroy invasive, unuseful plants while avoiding the crops.

"We use a similar technology to what Facebook might use to show you that the person in your photograph is your cousin, or that self-driving cars use to locate pedestrians or lanes on the highway and repurposed it for weeding", explained CEO Paul Mikesell, quoted by AFN.

The Weeder is packed with 12 high-resolution cameras and uses GPS and its computer vision guidance system to scour the fields. It also has sensors that help it detect obstacles.

The Autonomous Weeder has been a colossal success and all the 2021 models are sold out, but customers can now pre-order 2022 models.

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About the author: Cristina Mircea
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