Paul Mikesell
Paul Mikesell is Founder and CEO at Carbon Robotics and co-founder at Isilon Systems. He founded Carbon Robotics, which is still running, and co-founded Isilon Systems, which was acquired. His professional expertise is in engineering.
Carbon Robotics launches 'Carbon Autonomy Ready' on Sept 1, 2026; Great Plains Manufacturing first partner
Seattle-based Carbon Robotics launched 'Carbon Autonomy Ready' on September 1, 2026, a program letting third-party implement makers connect their equipment to its autonomous tractor platform, with Great Plains Manufacturing as the first partner.
Shift AI announces Carbon Robotics' laser weeder can kill unseen weeds on first attempt, says CEO Paul Mikesell
Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based physical-AI company led by CEO Paul Mikesell, has developed a laser weeder that can identify and eliminate previously unseen weeds without retraining, enabling farmers to target individual plants and potentially reduce pesticide use.
Boaz Ashkenazy announces Carbon Robotics’ laser weeder, led by Paul Mikesell, can kill unseen weeds on first try without retraining
Carbon Robotics, led by Paul Mikesell, built a laser weeder with a vision model that generalizes to identify and destroy previously unseen weeds without retraining, enabling farmers to point at a weed onscreen and have it eliminated on the first try. The technology could sharply reduce pesticide use by targeting individual plants at scale, and the full discussion is on ShiftAI.fm (link in comments).
Organizations
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Carbon Robotics Founder / CEO 2018–present, CEO and Founder · current
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Isilon Co-founder · current
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Oculus Research / Facebook Reality Labs Engineer 2018 · past
Education
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University of Washington BS, Computer Science · 1994–1996
