Building Tomorrow: How Bedrock Robotics is Changing the Construction Industry
From The Robot Report Podcast by The Robot Report Podcast
March 20, 2026 · 1h 14m
About this episode
Boris Sofman discusses Bedrock Robotics' mission to automate construction equipment and the future of the industry.
Our guest this week is Boris Sofman, co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, who covers a wide range of topics related to the automation of heavy machinery. Boris discussed Bedrock's mission to develop autonomy technologies for construction equipment like excavators and bulldozers, aiming to make them fully operatorless. He shared insights from his experience at Waymo, highlighting parallels between autonomous vehicles and the automation of heavy machinery. The discussion also touched on the market opportunities in construction, the challenges of integrating AI with existing machinery, and the future of the construction industry with increased automation. Boris emphasized the importance of safety and the potential for automation to transform not just construction but also other industries such as agriculture and manufacturing. The conversation concluded with Boris outlining Bedrock's immediate goals, including moving from supervised autonomy to fully operatorless deployments. Learn more at: https://bedrockrobotics.com/ Cohost this week is The Robot Report’s associate editor, Brianna Wessling. She recaps her trip this week to attend the NVIDIA GTC 2026 event in San Jose Ca. ### –…
People in this episode
Host: Brianna Wessling
Guest: Boris Sofman
Topics covered
- automation
- construction industry
- heavy machinery
- AI integration
- safety
- operatorless technology
Keywords
- Bedrock Robotics
- automation
- construction
- heavy machinery
- AI
- operatorless
- safety
- Waymo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bedrock Robotics, Waymo, NVIDIA
Places: San Jose Ca
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