Bedrock Robotics develops retrofit autonomy systems for heavy construction equipment, addressing labor shortages and operational efficiency challenges in an industry with limited technological transformation.
Led by CEO Boris Sofman, the company brings autonomous vehicle expertise - rooted in experience from teams that deployed the first self-driving vehicles on public roads - to the construction sector. Their core technology converts existing excavators and bulldozers into fully autonomous machines through hardware and software integration designed for continuous worksite operation.
The flagship product, Bedrock Operator, is a retrofit kit engineered for single-day installation on customers' existing fleets, eliminating the capital expense of replacing machinery while enabling around-the-clock autonomous operation. The system addresses dangerous working conditions, severe labor shortages, and compressed project timelines.
Technical challenges center on adapting autonomy stack components - perception, planning, and control - to unstructured construction environments with dynamic obstacles and changing terrain. Bedrock operates at the intersection of autonomous systems, robotics hardware integration, and heavy equipment control, targeting infrastructure development and construction verticals where equipment uptime directly impacts project economics and safety.