With diesel prices up sharply and digital plants speeding up training, the Redmond, Wash., startup is taking on new crops and new customers for its solar-powered weeding robots. Read More

<img width="1080" height="736" src="https://cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/element-robotic-fleet.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/element-robotic-fleet.jpeg 1080w, https://cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/element-robotic-fleet-768x523.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px"><br>With diesel prices up sharply and digital plants speeding up training, the Redmond, Wash., startup is taking on new crops and new customers for its solar-powered weeding robots. <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/data-farmers-ag-tech-startup-aigen-grows-ai-generated-weeds-to-train-its-solar-powered-farm-robots/">Read More</a>