Gravis Robotics builds AI software that automates heavy construction equipment with autonomous driving, digging, and real-time hazard detection.
$200MSeries A
A $200M Series A from SoftBank into autonomous heavy equipment signals that construction automation has crossed from R&D into deployment phase—the capital size suggests they're betting on rapid fleet scaling, not just tech validation. Gravis is likely burning this on field ops, hardware partnerships, and regulatory/insurance work to get machines actually working on real sites. If you're building in adjacent autonomy spaces (mining, agriculture, logistics), watch how they handle the liability/insurance moat—that's becoming the real defensibility, not just the software.