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Carbon ATK

by Carbon RoboticsUS

DeployStage 4 of 5

Launched 2025; paired with implement makers via the Autonomy Ready program.

Updated 1 Sep 2026Checked 25 Sep0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Autonomy Ready program with Great Plains
  1. AutoTractor introducedMar 2025Complete.
  2. Renamed Carbon ATK2025Complete.
  3. Autonomy Ready program with Great PlainsNowCurrent milestone.

Most important updates

  • 1 Sep 2026
  • 31 Mar 2025

Current obstacles

  • More tractors, more supervisorsRemote staff must grow with the fleet unless machines need help far less often.

Physics limits

  • Stereo cameras judge far distances poorlyDepth from two cameras gets worse with the square of distance. A heavy machine needs to see obstacles far enough ahead to stop, but that is exactly where depth estimates get fuzzy, especially in dust or low light.
  • Remote drivers are always a little lateA video link adds tens to hundreds of milliseconds, and a person needs about a second to react. The tractor must stop itself for sudden hazards; remote help only works for slow problems.

How it works

3 parts
A tractor with the Carbon kit preparing ground on its own: roof cameras and sensors steer it while staff watch remotely
A tractor with the Carbon kit preparing ground on its own: roof cameras and sensors steer it while staff watch remotelyCourtesy of Carbon Robotics · Press kit, editorial use (opens carbonrobotics.com)
Kit

Add-on sensors and computer

Cameras, a computer and control hardware are fitted to an existing tractor so it can steer, drive and run its implement on its own.

Plan

Follows a planned job

The tractor follows a set path across the field and watches for obstacles, stopping itself if something is in the way.

Supervise

People watch remotely in real time

Carbon staff watch live video over a satellite or cellular link and can take over or send commands when the tractor gets stuck.

Update log

2 updates

Tue 1 Sep

  • Minor: PressPartnership

Mon 31 Mar 2025

  • Minor: PressHardware

About Carbon Robotics

The team behind Carbon ATK

Carbon Robotics

LaserWeeder, Carbon ATK tractor autonomy

Seattle company whose LaserWeeder, pulled behind a tractor, uses cameras and AI to find weeds and kill them with lasers, so vegetable farms need no herbicide or hand weeding. It also sells Carbon ATK, a kit that makes existing tractors self-driving.

  • LaserWeeders work on vegetable and specialty-crop farms in the US and abroad, replacing hand crews and herbicide.
  • LaserWeeder G2 (Feb 2025) is modular, lighter and faster than the first version.
  • Carbon ATK (formerly AutoTractor), launched 2025, makes tractors self-driving, with remote operators on standby.

carbonrobotics.com (opens carbonrobotics.com)Company profile →

Founded
20188 yrs
Headquarters
United States
Status
Private
Valuation
private
Raised
$120M3 rounds
Last round
Extension · $20M2025
Works in
AgricultureWeeding & spraying robotsRobotics
Coverage
2 programs · 11 updateslatest 1 Sep 2026checked 25 Sep
Partners
Great Plains Manufacturing (opens greatplainsag.com)
Suppliers
NVIDIA
People
Paul MikesellFounder & CEO
Primer