Col on Nostr: Former Waymo engineers launched Bedrock Robotics to retrofit excavators and ...
Former Waymo engineers launched Bedrock Robotics to retrofit excavators and bulldozers with self-driving sensors and AI, so they can dig trenches and move earth without anyone in the cab. That could fix the labour shortage slowing down major building projects, but it also puts skilled operators in the crosshairs. Somewhere, Fred Flintstone lost his job at the quarry.
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