Robots on the Jobsite: Why Construction Automation Is About Safety, Not Pink Slips

Bedrock Robotics Raises $80M to Deploy Autonomous Excavators Amid Construction Labor Shortage

Construction Labor Shortages Push Firms Toward Autonomous Machines The U.S. construction industry has been struggling with worker shortages for years—and now, some companies are betting on robots to fill the gap. Last week, San Francisco startup Bedrock Robotics announced an $80 million funding round to deploy self-driving excavators and bulldozers. Their pitch? Machines that don’t need breaks, don’t call in sick, and don’t retire. Bedrock’s sys…

Automating construction with self-driving diggers: Waymo vets launch Bedrock Robotics with $80 million

Ontario Construction News staff writer A team of veteran engineers from Alphabet’s self-driving car unit Waymo is tackling the construction industry, launching a new company, Bedrock Robotics, with $80 […]

Robots on the Jobsite: Why Construction Automation Is About Safety, Not Pink Slips - WorldNL Magazine

In brief Bedrock Robotics raised $80 million to retrofit construction equipment with AI-driven automation. The startup aims to address a nationwide labor shortage and improve job site safety. Its autonomous systems are already operating in several states, with operator-less deployments planned for 2026. With construction sites across the U.S. stalled by labor shortages, San Francisco-based startup Bedrock Robotics announced last week that it has…

Robots on the Jobsite: Why Construction Automation Is About Safety, Not Pink Slips - Invest In Crypto News

In brief Bedrock Robotics raised $80 million to retrofit construction equipment with AI-driven automation. The startup aims to address a nationwide labor shortage and improve job site safety. Its autonomous systems are already operating in several states, with operator-less deployments planned for 2026. With construction sites across the U.S. stalled by labor shortages, San Francisco-based startup Bedrock Robotics announced last week that it has…

Robots on the Jobsite: Why Construction Automation Is About Safety, Not Pink Slips

Bedrock Robotics raised $80 million to retrofit bulldozers and excavators with AI—not to cut jobs, but to solve a massive labor shortage and make dangerous work safer, it says.