Bedrock Robotics secures $80M funding for autonomous construction technology

Developer of advanced autonomous systems for the construction industry, San Francisso-based Bedrock Robotics, announced its emergence from stealth mode with an $80 million Seed and Series A funding round.

Rather than design and sell costly new machinery, Bedrock said it upgrades customers’ existing heavy equipment fleets with reversible, same-day hardware and software installs to enable fully autonomous operations. 

$13 trillion global construction industry opportunities

With the reindustrialization of the United States accelerating, Bedrock said its technology bridges the expanding gap between rapidly rising domestic infrastructure needs and shrinking workforce capacity.

Founded by three former Waymo leaders - including the former head of its trucking program - and a fourth co-founder who previously led teams at Segment, Bedrock Robotics said its leadership team brings extensive experience across machine learning, system architecture and operation of autonomy technologies in complex, safety-critical environments. Laurent Hautefeuille, previous EVP at Uber Freight responsible for building the business from inception to $5B in revenue, has recently joined Bedrock as COO.

“The construction industry is facing so much pressure with the soaring demand for new factories and data centers, the housing crisis, and the mandate for re-industrialization in the U.S.,” said Boris Sofman, co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics. “The only way to rise to the occasion is by empowering construction teams with advanced automation they can trust. Together with our partners in the industry, we’re ushering in a new era where autonomy and intelligence supercharge building, which will benefit both contractors and society.”

The company said that by integrating with existing construction machines and workflows, the Bedrock Operator powers machines with expert capabilities, empowering builders with the ability to work around the clock, accelerate project schedules, increase profitability and safety and track progress on jobs.

Bedrock’s systems are currently running on machines, starting with excavators, across active customer construction sites in Arizona, Texas, and Arkansas.

Sundt Construction is an Arizona-based general contractor that collaborates with Bedrock Robotics on field testing and product improvements.

“At Sundt, we pride ourselves on being one of the most forward-thinking builders in the country,” said Eric Cylwik, director at Sundt Construction. “Staying at the forefront of innovation means continuously exploring technologies that can improve how we work. From our earliest conversations with Bedrock, it was clear they had a strong grasp on the challenges we were trying to solve with robotics. Their thoughtful approach to safety and deployment made it an easy decision to partner and pilot their system on our projects. When a technology proves its value in the field, this industry will pick it up fast.”

Bedrock said the latest funding rounds - Series A led by 8VC and Seed led by Eclipse - will help the company grow its engineering, operations and commercialization teams, and deepen partnerships to reach its target of initial operator-less deployment in 2026.