[US Robotics Company Bedrock Raises $600 Million, Valuation at $4.1 Billion] According to a report by Golden Finance on October 27th, Tech in Asia, US robotics startup Bedrock Robotics has completed a $600 million Series C funding round, valuing the company at $4.1 billion. This round was co-led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital, with participation from Valor Equity Partners, 8VC, NVIDIA's NVentures, Eclipse, Georgian, Perry Creek Capital, and Temasek. The company has raised nearly $1 billion in total funding to date. Bedrock develops autonomous excavators and other construction machinery and has been undertaking paid construction work at commercial sites since August. This round of funding will be used to expand its paid deployment scale. The company was valued at $1.75 billion in its February funding round, and its co-founder and CEO is Boris Sofman. The article also cites Caterpillar as saying that there is a continued shortage of heavy equipment operators.