A major issue in growing crops is the cost of weed removal. Weeds must be removed because they can rob crops of nutrients and increase the risk of pests, but chemical herbicides can also damage crops.

According to the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), soybean and corn farmers would lose almost 50% of their crops to unwanted weeds if there were no herbicides or alternative control methods used ...

Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based AI-powered robotics company, has developed the most efficient way to rid massive farming fields of weeds. The LaserWeeder, a chemical-free, no-till weed control ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbon Robotics, the leader in AI-powered farming, today announced a major milestone: its award-winning fleet of LaserWeeders™ has eliminated over 10 billion weeds across ...

STORY: Meet CLAWS, a robot created to make the future of farming more sustainable. :: Earth Rover The prototype is designed for two main tasks: weeding and crop monitoring. It’s a combination of ...

Out in the California sun, a new kind of farmhand is hard at work. Powered by solar energy and guided by artificial intelligence, the solar-powered weeding robot for cotton fields is offering farmers ...

Panasonic Corp has developed a new model of its Rulo robot cleaner. The new product, MC-RS800, comes with camera and laser sensors in addition to ultrasonic and infrared sensors, which are also used ...