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You’ve Got To Watch This! Laser Weeding Red Lettuce at Night [Video]

Avatar for Paul Rusnak Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 17, 2023
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Weed control is one of the top issues concerning American vegetable growers right now. Issues with herbicide resistance continue to deepen. Beyond the development of improved herbicides, other possible solutions include precision technologies and mechanization. Along those high-tech lines, laser weeding is starting to heat up and turn heads.

Seattle-based Carbon Robotics is hoping to help make a difference in the weed control dilemma with its AI-powered LaserWeeder. Recently, the company uploaded a video to YouTube showing its autonomous laser weeding unit in action … at night.

The contrast of the evening sky with the glow of the lasers on a red lettuce crop is quite the cool sight. Check it out.

What do you think of this type of technology in the field? Would you use it on your farm? Leave a reader comment below.

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Paul Rusnak is the Senior Online Editor of American Vegetable Grower, American Fruit Grower, and Greenhouse Grower magazines, all Meister Media Worldwide brands. He is based in Northeast Florida. See all author stories here.