Bedrock Robotics Secures $270M for Autonomous Construction Tech
February 14, 2026
Bedrock Robotics raised $270 million in a Series B round, pushing total funding past $350 million and valuing the company at $1.75 billion. The company retrofits existing heavy equipment with autonomy, aiming to boost jobsite output without forcing contractors to buy new fleets.
Why this matters now
Productivity in construction has lagged for years while labor remains tight. Investors are backing tools that move the needle on throughput and safety, and autonomous heavy equipment is squarely in that category.
As one venture leader put it, equipment efficiency hasn't kept pace, and that gap is where autonomy is gaining traction. Insurers and owners are also starting to see autonomy as a path to fewer incidents and fewer delays.
What Bedrock is building
The Bedrock Operator mounts to existing machines in a few hours and uses lidar, GPS, and motion sensors to run excavation and earthmoving tasks autonomously. No permanent modifications are required, which lowers adoption barriers and keeps fleets flexible.
After launching out of stealth in July 2025 with $80 million across Seed and Series A, Bedrock ran a supervised autonomy pilot last November on a 130-acre manufacturing site with Sundt Construction. The new capital was co-led by CapitalG and the Valor Atreides AI Fund, with participation from Tishman Speyer, MIT, and others. Notably, NVentures - NVIDIA's venture arm - has also invested in FieldAI, which raised $405 million last summer.
Company focus and near-term goals
Bedrock plans to scale deployments from single autonomous machines to fully orchestrated fleets to lift productivity and safety on active sites. "The construction industry is being asked to build more than it can deliver," said Boris Sofman, co-founder and CEO. This funding is intended to speed up product maturation and contractor enablement tools.
Practical takeaways for owners and GCs
- Start with repeatable scopes: mass excavation, grading, and overburden removal are prime candidates. Validate machine compatibility and existing telematics.
- Plan site infrastructure: GNSS base stations, reliable connectivity (private LTE/Wi-Fi), and clear geofences for autonomous zones.
- Tighten safety protocols: update traffic control plans, JSAs, spotter roles, and emergency stops. Engage your insurer early to evaluate potential premium impacts.
- Upskill the crew: transition experienced operators into autonomy supervisors and field technicians. Create SOPs for handoffs between manual and autonomous modes.
- Own the data flow: define who controls logs, maps, and production data. Pipe telemetry into scheduling and cost systems for real-time unit-cost tracking.
- Pilot with intent: pick a contained area with measurable yardage. Track cycle times, idle time, rework, and fuel burn to build the ROI case.
- Procure smart: compare retrofit vs. new equipment economics. Negotiate SLAs for support, spares, and software updates to minimize downtime.
Market signal
This round points to a shift: venture money is concentrating on companies with field results and a clear path to scale. If Bedrock and peers keep proving reliability at production volumes, expect autonomous packages to become a line item on equipment plans over the next few bid cycles.
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