Carbon Robotics Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · Founded 2014 · Agritech · Private

Autonomous laser-based weed control system for agriculture

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · carbonrobotics.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Founded: 2014
Latest Form D: $3.2M, Dec 2016
Total capital: $5.5M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $5.5M; 2 Form D · last Dec 2016; 119 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 5; 10 pending · first 2019; Rank in peer group#9 of 57

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.2M
Sep 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.3M

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Standing among 57 peers

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Agritech · Device

Granted patents#9 · top 16%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Daniel CorkumResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 5 patents
Douglas DownsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jay LichterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Rosanna MyersExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 15

Dec 24, 2020PendingMethod For Autonomously Generating An End Effector For Interfacing With A Part At A Manufacturing StationUSPTOApplication 16890997
Aug 11, 2020GrantedRobotic Arm SegmentUSPTOUS D,892,885
Jul 28, 2020GrantedSystem And Calibration, Registration, And Training MethodsUSPTOUS 10,723,022

Show all 15 patent records

Method For Autonomously Generating An End Effector For Interfacing With A Part At A Manufacturing StationDec 24, 2020 · Application 16890997Pending
Robotic Arm SegmentAug 11, 2020 · US D,892,885Granted
System And Calibration, Registration, And Training MethodsJul 28, 2020 · US 10,723,022Granted
System And Calibration, Registration, And Training MethodsMar 24, 2020 · US 10,596,700Granted
Method For Deriving Varied-resolution 3D Information From 2D ImagesDec 5, 2019 · Application 16427326Pending
Robotic Arm System And Object Avoidance MethodsMay 16, 2019 · Application 16247500Pending
Reconfigurable Robotic System And MethodsApr 23, 2019 · US 10,265,863Granted
Robotic Arm System And Object Avoidance MethodsFeb 26, 2019 · US 10,213,923Granted
Robotic Arm System And Object Avoidance MethodsApplication PCTUS2016050870Pending
Reconfigurable Robotic System And MethodsApplication 62216325Pending
Robotic Arm System And Object Avoidance MethodsApplication 62216328Pending
Method For Deriving Varied-resolution 3D Information From 2D ImagesApplication 62678168Pending
Method For Autonomously Generating An End Effector For Interfacing With A Part At A Manufacturing StationApplication 62863226Pending
System And Calibration, Registration, And Training MethodsApplication PCTUS2017052072Pending
Robotic Arm System And Calibration, Registration, And Training MethodsApplication 62395990Pending

Bloomfield Robotics, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Farmwise LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Sulvaris Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Bonumose, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Cultiva, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Cryomass Technologies, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Agritech

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09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.