Systems and methods for laser weeding

A weeding method comprising:

• detecting, by a camera sensor, one or more plants;
• determining, by an absolute distance sensor, a distance from a laser weeding module to a ground;
• determining, by an artificial intelligence model, a depth estimation and 3D surface reconstruction;
• determining, by an artificial intelligence model, a target identification;
• and
• controlling, utilizing targeting information, a laser scan head to direct a laser to a target weed, and energizing the laser to eliminate the weed.

A weed killing apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of laser weeding modules attached to a frame configured for attachment to a vehicle, each laser weeding module including:
• a camera sensor;
• two or more direct diode or fiber laser sources, each having an associated laser scan head;
• an absolute distance sensor;
• an artificial intelligence model configured for depth estimation and 3D surface reconstruction;
• an artificial intelligence model configured for target identification;
• and
• a controller configured to utilize targeting information to identify at least one target weed, direct at least one laser scan head to direct at least one laser to the target weed, and energize the at least one laser to eliminate the at least one target weed.