The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Bedrock Robotics: 1 model, $350.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
San Francisco-based construction-autonomy company founded by ex-Waymo engineers Boris Sofman (CEO), Kevin Peterson (CTO), and Ajay Gummalla (VP Engineering). Bedrock Robotics is developing autonomous systems for heavy construction machinery, building what it calls 'Waymo for construction.' The company raised 0M in its initial round from Eclipse and 8VC, followed by a 70M round with Emergence Capital, totaling 50M in funding.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
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Web sources
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Boris Sofman Co-Founder & CEOreported, not verified
- Kevin Peterson Co-Founder & CTOreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Boris Sofmancofounder
previously at Waymo
- Kevin Petersoncofounder
previously at Waymo
Safety record
No incidents on record for Bedrock Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Bedrock Robotics in third-party press
Peers
75 peers across 1 segment. Every Bedrock Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
industrial robot(75)
33 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2051.61304640928) · leader Mind Robotics at 3415%
- Gravis Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Grittdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Xpannerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ABB Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AMP Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ASUSdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $350.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
Bedrock Robotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $350M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2026-03-01
$270M(reported) · $2.2B post
Investors: Emergence Capital, Eclipse, 8VC
- Seed + Series A2025-07-16
$80M(reported) · $320M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Bedrock Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-03-01Series B raising $270000000
Funding roundSeed + Series A funding round
2025-07-16Seed + Series A raising $80000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment recordedAug 17, 2026
Bedrock Autonomous Excavator at Nevada
- Deployment recordedAug 17, 2026
Bedrock Autonomous Excavator at Texas, USA
- Deployment recordedAug 17, 2026
Bedrock Autonomous Excavator at Texas, USA
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJan 15, 2026
Bedrock Autonomous Excavator at United States
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
Verification posture
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Review state
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Last reviewed 2026-08-22
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Bedrock Robotics.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Bedrock Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/bedrock-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/bedrock-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/659a7a5e-3d4d-4524-9736-c60c4053843a
- Revision history: /companies/bedrock-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Discover how Bedrock is revolutionizing one of America's most critical industries through cutting-edge autonomous construction technology. While productivity has soared across most sectors over the past century, construc
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In February 2026 the company closed $270M series B, to begin the first stages of commercialization and production deployments later this year.
Construction accounts for roughly 13–14% of global GDP, yet the industry faces a widening gap between surging demand and a shrinking labor force. In this conv
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Boris Sofman has spent his entire career at the forefront of physical AI. He co-founded Anki, shipping more than 3.7 million consumer robots globally, before le
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Bedrock Robotics draws attention at the 90th percentile but verifies reality at the 84th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +6.3, 137th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $350M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Oct 1, 2026