# Building Tomorrow: How Bedrock Robotics is Changing the Construction Industry

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2026-03-20
- Length: 1h 13m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/building-tomorrow-how-bedrock

## Summary

Boris Sofman, co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, explains how his company is developing autonomy technologies for heavy construction machinery like excavators and bulldozers, aiming for fully operatorless deployment. Drawing on his experience at Waymo, Sofman details the technical and safety challenges of automating physical work, the massive labor shortage driving market demand, and the strategic advantage of retrofitting existing fleets over building new OEM vehicles. He outlines Bedrock's recent $350 million raise and their immediate goal of transitioning from supervised autonomy to the first commercial driverless deployments later this year.

## Chapters

- [0:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry#t=10) Introduction and GTC Recap
- [13:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry#t=828) News: Autobot Delivery and Inbot Humanoids
- [25:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry#t=1524) Bedrock Robotics Mission and Market Opportunity
- [27:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry#t=1632) From Waymo to Construction: The Data Flywheel
- [41:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry#t=2468) Retrofit Strategy vs. OEM Autonomy
- [54:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry#t=3294) Safety Frameworks and Validation
- [58:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry#t=3534) Future of Labor and Physical AI Expansion
- [1:04:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-03-20-building-tomorrow-how-bedrock-robotics-is-changing-the-construction-industry#t=3884) Fundraising and Roadmap to Operatorless

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Bedrock Robotics (company)
- Waymo (company)
- Inbot (company)
- Hexagon Robotics (company)
- Humanoid (company)
- Enchanted Tools (company)
- Universal Robots (company)
- Scale AI (company)
- Sharpa (company)
- Vention (company)
- Autobot (product)
- Sodexo (company)
- Bright Pick (company)
- Grid Picker (product)
- Caterpillar (company)
- John Deere (company)
- NVIDIA (company)
- Meta (company)
- O Logic (company)
- SKA Robotics (company)

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