Bedrock Robotics has raised $270 million in new funding, reaching a $1.75 billion valuation, as it develops AI-powered autonomous construction equipment. The round was led by CapitalG, Alphabet's investment arm, and Valor Atreides AI Fund, with existing investor 8VC participating. Founded two years ago by former Waymo executives including CEO Boris Sofman, Bedrock has created the Bedrock Operator, a retrofittable system using lidar and cameras to automate excavators. The technology provides 360-degree views and precise digging capabilities. The company is currently testing at sites in Arizona, Texas, Arkansas and California with construction firms including Sundt Construction and Zachry Construction Corporation. Bedrock faces no competition from established manufacturers like Caterpillar or John Deere, which have not automated excavators. The company claims its technology augments rather than replaces human labour.

Bedrock Robotics: helping to define the future of AI. February 17, 2026 Contractors are exploring Bedrock Robotics' autonomy systems across a range of applications spanning ports, industrial facilities and data centres Research suggests the construction industry needs nearly 800,000 workers over the next two years to keep up with demand. Retirements are set to further widen the labour gap and project backlogs climbed to more than eight months as of December 2025. As a result, contractors are exploring Bedrock Robotics' autonomy systems across a range of applications spanning port infrastructure, industrial facilities, data centres and large-scale earthmoving operations across multiple states. Bedrock recently secured US$270 million in a Series B funding round co-led by CapitalG and the Valor Atreides AI Fund, accelerating its mission to transform how general contractors build. Boris Sofman, Co-Founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, says: "The construction industry is being asked to build more than it can deliver. Contractors are pulled across competing priorities with the same limited workforce and equipment. "This funding helps us scale our development and deployments as we mature autonomy capabilities and the tools for contractors to leverage them. It's a first step toward a future where entire fleets operate as coordinated systems, fundamentally changing how modern contractors plan, staff and execute work." Tech that complements crews. Autonomy systems refer to technology that enables machines to operate with limited direct human control. In construction, this includes supervised autonomy systems for mass excavation and other large-scale operations. Contractors use these systems to coordinate fleets, keep machines running longer and reduce idle time. The goal is not just one autonomous machine, but coordinated systems across an entire fleet. Bedrock positions its technology as a complement to crews. By deploying autonomy capabilities and tools for contractors, the company supports contractors as they manage labour constraints and equipment demands. The focus remains on empowering the workforce rather than replacing it, with systems that allow contractors to leverage equipment and people more effectively across projects that do not wait. Real-world applications. On a manufacturing campus in central Texas, Champion Site Prep uses the Bedrock Operator to explore how autonomous systems complement the crews they have today. The Bedrock Operator is the platform through which contractors deploy and supervise autonomy systems across machines and sites. Trey Taparauskas, President and CEO at Champion Site Prep, says: "The speed and scale of what's coming into this region is unlike anything Aimagazine has seen before - automotive, aerospace, AI infrastructure - and these projects don't wait. "What Bedrock is building will multiply what our crews are capable of. It's not just about one autonomous machine; it's the potential to rethink how we coordinate our entire fleet, keep machines running longer, reduce idle time and improve safety and work zone awareness. That frees up our best people to supervise and strategize so we can take on even more." In this context, work zone awareness refers to the ability of machines and crews to operate with a clear understanding of their surroundings on a construction site. By improving safety and awareness, contractors aim to reduce risk while maintaining productivity across large-scale earthmoving operations. The central Texas deployment demonstrates how autonomy systems operate in a live environment across a 130-acre manufacturing facility. Bedrock publicly launches in July 2025 with US$80m raised through Seed and Series A rounds, and by November successfully deploys a large-scale supervised autonomy system for mass excavation across this site. Mass excavation involves moving large volumes of earth to prepare a site for infrastructure, industrial facilities or data centres. Contractors across port infrastructure, industrial facilities and AI infrastructure are exploring similar applications. Unlocking construction velocity. Bedrock's latest funding round also received support from Xora, 8VC, Eclipse, Emergence Capital, Perry Creek Capital, NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), Tishman Speyer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgian, Incharge Capital, C4 Ventures and others. The firm's total funding now stands at more than US$350m, leaving it well placed to help more contractors deploy individual autonomous machines and orchestrate fully-connected fleets that reshape productivity and safety. Derek Zanutto, General Partner at CapitalG, says: "Hundreds of billions of dollars are flowing into construction, but the workforce simply isn't there to meet the moment. Every major hyperscaler and developer is grappling with how to compress project schedules when labour constraints keep pushing them out. "Bedrock's technology is built on world-class autonomy expertise and we believe it will unlock the construction velocity this moment requires." Bedrock aims to achieve its first completely autonomous excavator deployments with customers in 2026, representing a significant advancement in autonomous technology for such sophisticated, multi-jointed machinery. Antonio Gracias, Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Valor Equity Partners, adds: "What stands out about Bedrock is execution - delivering milestone after milestone with precision and capital efficiency that's uncommon in this space. "The companies defining the future of AI, energy and advanced manufacturing all share a common need: they have to build faster than ever before. We're confident Bedrock is the team to make that possible." Company portals.

Bedrock Robotics raises $270M Series B to accelerate autonomous construction technology. Company reaches $1.75B valuation. Bedrock Robotics By Robotics 24/7 Staff February 5, 2026 Bedrock Robotics Bedrock Robotics secured $270 million in Series B funding to accelerate its autonomous construction technology development. Stay up-to-date with news and resources you need to do your job. Research industry trends, compare companies and get weekly market intelligence with Robotics 24/7. Autonomous construction technology company Bedrock Robotics announced it has raised $270 million in Series B funding, co-led by CapitalG and the Valor Atreides AI Fund, with participation from Xora, 8VC, Eclipse, Emergence Capital, Perry Creek Capital, NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), Tishman Speyer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgian, Incharge Capital, C4 Ventures and others. This round brings Bedrock's total funding to over $350 million. Bedrock Robotics looks to expand autonomous construction capabilities. Bedrock said that the funding will accelerate its mission to transform how general contractors build, from deploying individual autonomous machines to orchestrating fully connected fleets that reshape productivity and safety. The new funding follows its emergence from stealth and $80 million in Seed and Series A funding in July 2025. Bedrock Robotics also completed a large-scale supervised autonomy deployment for mass excavation on a 130-acre manufacturing site in November 2025. "The construction industry is being asked to build more than it can deliver," said Boris Sofman, co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics. "Contractors are pulled across competing priorities with the same limited workforce and equipment. This funding helps us scale our development and deployments as we mature autonomy capabilities and the tools for contractors to leverage them. It's a first step toward a future where entire fleets operate as coordinated systems, fundamentally changing how modern contractors plan, staff and execute work." Associated Builders and Contractors reported in January 2026 that the construction industry needs nearly 800,000 workers over the next two years to keep up with demand, with retirements further widening the labor gap. Project backlogs climbed to more than eight months as of December 2025, according to the report. Against this backdrop, Bedrock said that contractors are exploring its autonomy systems across a range of applications, spanning port infrastructure, industrial facilities, data centers and large-scale earthmoving operations across multiple states. On a manufacturing campus in central Texas, the company said that Champion Site Prep is currently using its Bedrock Operator to explore how autonomous systems could complement the crews they have today. "The speed and scale of what's coming into this region is unlike anything we've seen before - automotive, aerospace, AI infrastructure - and these projects don't wait," said Trey Taparauskas, president and CEO at Champion Site Prep. "What Bedrock is building will multiply what our crews are capable of. It's not just about one autonomous machine; it's the potential to rethink how we coordinate our entire fleet, keep machines running longer, reduce idle time, and improve safety and work zone awareness. That frees up our best people to supervise and strategize so we can take on even more." In addition to new funding, Bedrock recently expanded its leadership team, hiring Vincent Gonguet as head of evaluation and John Chu as head of people. The company said it is targeting its first fully operator-less excavator deployments with customers in 2026, which Bedrock said would represent a milestone in autonomous capability for such complex, articulated machines. Robotics 24/7 Staff. Latest in deployment. Latest in artificial intelligence. Latest Robotics news.