AI & RoboticsNews

Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants 

February 3, 2026
What is and isn’t a weed that needs to be eliminated in the field is determined by the eyes of the farmer – and now, increasingly, by a new AI model from Carbon Robotics. Seattle-based Carbon Robotics, which builds the LaserWeeder – a robot fleet that uses lasers to kill weeds – announced a new AI model, the Large Plant Model (LPM), on Monday. This model recognizes plant species instantly…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

What really broke on the grid during Storm Fern – it wasn’t wind or solar

February 3, 2026
Winter Storm Fern knocked out power for millions of people across the US and reignited a familiar political and media fight over what really causes large-scale outages during extreme weather. To separate the rhetoric from the operational reality, Electrek spoke with Leah Qusba, CEO of GoodPower, a research, strategic communications, and campaigning organization focused on advancing the global…
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DefenseNews

Poland picks Kongsberg-PGZ consortium to build anti-drone ‘wall’

February 3, 2026
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal with a consortium comprising Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Polish state-run defense group PGZ to acquire counter-unmanned aerial systems (CUAS) that will protect the country’s airspace. The purchase comes in response to incursions by Russian drones that Moscow has perpetrated against Poland alongside…
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ComputersNews

eMeet SmartCam C60E webcam review: Bargain 4K, and a remote that rocks

February 3, 2026
eMeet continues to push the envelope with aggressively priced videoconferencing solutions, and the eMeet SmartCam C60E 4K Dual is another example of a quality, autofocusing webcam that includes a handy remote control that quickly offers focus, zoom, and color options. At press time, the eMeet SmartCam C60E 4K Dual costs just about $70 (or $59.99 at eMeet’s site, at press time), which is terrific…
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