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Seattle’s AI weed wars: One startup maps them, another zaps them

Two Seattle-area startups are taking different approaches to an age-old farming problem: using AI to find weeds — and then eliminate them.

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Two Seattle-area startups are tackling weed control with artificial intelligence. TerraClear uses AI to map individual weeds across entire fields, creating detailed weed location data. Carbon Robotics employs AI‑driven laser systems to physically eliminate weeds identified in the field. Both companies aim to replace traditional herbicide methods with precise, technology‑based solutions.

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