Boris Sofman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, which develops autonomous technology for heavy construction equipment.~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~The company recently raised a $600 million Series C at a $4.1 billion valuation, co-led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital, bringing its total funding to nearly $1 billion. Bedrock plans to use the funding to expand deployments across the United States and has doubled its customer base year over year. Previously, Boris spent nearly five years at Waymo, leading autonomous trucking and engineering initiatives. He also co-founded and led Anki, an AI robotics company that shipped more than 3.7 million consumer robots and devices and approached $100 million in annual revenue. He holds a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.Topics

Bringing autonomous AI systems to heavy construction equipment to address labor shortages and accelerate infrastructure development
Scaling robotics companies from technical research to commercial deployment
Building and financing deep-tech companies

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Boris Sofman, Bedrock Robotics CEO on Scaling Autonomous Construction

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Boris Sofman, Bedrock Robotics CEO on Scaling Autonomous Construction