August 23, 2023
You’ve Got to Watch This! Laser Weeding Red Lettuce at Night
Weed control is one of the top issues concerning American vegetable growers right now, writes Paul Rusnak at Growing Produce. 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.
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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.
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