# CarbonRobotics - Laser weeding **URL:** https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/carbonrobotics-laser-weeding/2136 **Category:** Farming & Soil **Created:** [July 8, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/carbonrobotics-laser-weeding/2136 "2023-07-08T01:19:29Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![a\_kumar](https://grove.rainmatter.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@a\_kumar](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/a_kumar) #### Post date: [September 18, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/carbonrobotics-laser-weeding/2136/6 "2023-09-18T11:37:50Z")
There are actually some startups working on bringing similar technology to the Indian market! [![](https://groveassets.rainmatter.org/original/2X/8/87318c9e15fd7989d2509c3601c7b9f283acee41.jpeg "Niqo RoboSpray™ - Sustainable Spot Spray Robot") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvwfLtqa8XU) > **[XMachines : Autonomous Agricultural Robots for Weeding, Seeding, Spraying,...](https://www.xmachines.ai/agricultural-robots)** > > AI driven autonomous agricultural robots for Precision Agriculture based in India which are used for Sowing, Plantation, Weed Control, Pesticide Spraying, Pest Control, Precision Spraying, Fertilizer application But there are also certain farming challenges specific to India and other tropical countries that we need to address. One of them is the dangerous job of tree climbing for harvesting purposes. > **[Mukkam fireforce team rescues man stuck on coconut tree](https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/mukkam-fireforce-team-rescues-man-stuck-on-coconut-tree-1.8608562)** > > Kozhikode: The Mukkam Fire and Rescue Service team pulled off a rescue mission in Cheruvadi Kadavu, saving the life of a coconut tree climber named Veerankutty.    Veerankutty had hopped on the tree with the help of a climbing tool,... And in this context, animals cannot be used because of the negative effects it has on them. > **[PETA calls for Thai coconut product boycott due to monkey abuse](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/11/16/thai-coconut-industry-fuelled-by-monkey-labour-according-to-peta-investigation)** > > Investigators say they saw monkeys chained tightly by the neck and kept tethered in rubbish-strewn patches of dirt and flooded areas. I believe that technology can address this challenge. I would like to hear what the participants of this thread think of such technology – > [@Democratizing Agri-tech and Environment-tech](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/democratizing-agri-tech-and-environment-tech/2453/2): > > Let me take up the example of a tree-climbing robot. I wanted to talk about it in the context of coconut harvesting and how this could be one of the catalysts for climate action at scale. Sometime after I graduated college, I visited my hometown and heard my uncle’s concerns about the challenges with coconut farming due to a labor shortage. I wanted to help, so I dug into it and found that this issue extended far beyond his farm and was present across the globe. The problem had several facets: … --- _[View the full topic](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/carbonrobotics-laser-weeding/2136)._