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Bedrock Robotics boosts autonomous excavator productivity by August 2026

9/6/2026

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Bedrock Robotics operates autonomous excavators at a Nevada water-treatment site with Sundt Construction.
In Texas, Bedrock partners with Champion Site Prep on a multimillion-cubic-yard earthwork project.
Bedrock also runs a 1.2 million-cubic-yard civil sitework contract with Zachry Construction.
The Bedrock Operator retrofit adds sensors and computers in a day, enabling automatic safety stops.
By August 2026, the system reached near human-level productivity after raising over $350 million amid a worker shortage.

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Bedrock Robotics operates autonomous excavators at a Nevada water-treatment site with Sundt Construction.
In Texas, Bedrock partners with Champion Site Prep on a multimillion-cubic-yard earthwork project.
Bedrock also runs a 1.2 million-cubic-yard civil sitework contract with Zachry Construction.
The Bedrock Operator retrofit adds sensors and computers in a day, enabling automatic safety stops.
By August 2026, the system reached near human-level productivity after raising over $350 million amid a worker shortage.