“AI is a gigantic multiplier.” - Boris Sofman, Co-Founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics

In this episode of Tech Scenes, Jeff Martin sits down with Boris Sofman, Co-Founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, to explore how AI and robotics are transforming the physical world — starting with heavy machinery and construction.

Boris brings rare, deep experience across consumer robotics, autonomous vehicles, and now autonomous construction. Prior to Bedrock, he spent five years as an engineering executive at Waymo, helping scale autonomous trucking and the Waymo One robo-taxi network, which has logged over 100 million fully driverless miles. Before that, Boris spent a decade building Anki, shipping millions of robots globally and scaling the business to over $100M in annual revenue.

The conversation dives into the real challenges of physical AI, why edge intelligence matters more than ever, and how Bedrock’s vision of a “digital operator” for heavy machinery could unlock massive gains in productivity, safety, and predictability across construction and infrastructure.

They also explore team dynamics in advanced AI development, lessons from deploying autonomy in the real world, and how AI is reshaping creativity, work, and entire industries.

Chapters

00:00 The Role of AI in Productivity

02:22 Automation in Heavy Machinery

05:06 Insights from Waymo and Autonomous Driving

07:48 Challenges in Physical AI vs Digital AI

10:36 The Future of Edge AI and Robotics

13:19 The Evolution of Humanoid Robots

16:03 Managing AI Development and Team Dynamics

18:50 The Vision Behind Bedrock’s Digital Operator

21:51 Unlocking Construction Efficiency

24:38 The Shift in Team Collaboration and Structure

27:17 The Future of Work and AI’s Impact

29:50 The Democratization of Creativity

32:50 Final Thoughts and Personal Reflections

Watch now to understand why autonomous construction isn’t just a breakthrough — it’s an economic necessity — and how AI is becoming the ultimate force multiplier for the physical world.

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