Inevitable Autonomous Construction Sites and AI-Powered Heavy Equipment with Bedrock Robotics
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Nov 13, 2025 Boris Sofman, CEO and co-founder of Bedrock Robotics and a former Waymo engineering leader, dives into transforming construction with AI-powered heavy machinery. He shares insights on the urgent need for autonomy in tackling labor shortages and improving efficiency in construction sites. Sofman discusses innovative same-day upfitting of existing machines, predominantly focusing on excavators, and emphasizes the elimination of teleoperation for a fully autonomous future. His vision aims to reshape the construction industry, enhancing safety and productivity.
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Autonomy For Heavy Machinery
- Bedrock enables heavy machinery to run fully driverless across sectors like construction, mining, and agriculture.
- Full autonomy promises higher quality, safety, and productivity than manual operation.
Career Path From Anki To Waymo To Bedrock
- Boris traced his path from Carnegie Mellon to Anki and five years at Waymo building autonomous cars and trucks.
- He credits Waymo's ML approaches for shaping Bedrock's data-driven autonomy strategy.
Data Scales Autonomy Across Domains
- Machine learning lets systems generalize across platforms and geographies with growing data efficiency.
- This data leverage motivated applying Waymo-style ML to heavy machinery.