At Automate 2025 in Detroit, Siemens unveiled an expansion of its industrial AI offerings, introducing advanced AI agents designed to work seamlessly within its established Industrial Copilot ecosystem. This represents a significant shift in industrial automation, as Siemens moves from simple AI assistants to autonomous agents that proactively execute entire processes without human intervention.
AI Agent Architecture:
Siemens’ new AI agent architecture features a sophisticated orchestrator, akin to a craftsman, that deploys a toolbox of specialized agents to solve complex tasks across the industrial value chain. These agents are intelligent, autonomous, and continuously learn from interactions, understanding intent, improving performance, and accessing external tools and agents as needed. Importantly, users retain full control, deciding which tasks to delegate to the AI agents.
Quote from Rainer Brehm, CEO of Siemens Digital Industries:
“With our Industrial AI agents, we’re moving beyond the question-answer paradigm to create systems that can independently execute complete industrial workflows. By automating automation itself, we envision productivity increases of up to 50% for our customers – fundamentally changing what’s possible in industrial operations.”
Siemens’ Industrial AI Approach: Automating Automation
Industrial Copilot Ecosystem:
Siemens distinguishes between Industrial Copilots, which serve as user interfaces, and the AI agents that operate behind the scenes. In addition to digital agents, Siemens is integrating physical agents such as mobile robots. This creates a comprehensive multi-agent system where agents work collaboratively and share information, fostering unprecedented levels of interoperability.
AI Agent Marketplace:
To accelerate adoption and innovation, Siemens will soon introduce an industrial AI agent marketplace within the Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace. This will allow customers to access Siemens’ AI agents as well as those developed by third-party vendors, enhancing the ecosystem’s flexibility.
Siemens Industrial Copilot: A Comprehensive Suite of AI Solutions
Siemens’ Industrial Copilot suite, enhanced by these AI agents, spans every phase along the industrial value chain. Here’s an overview of the current and upcoming copilots:
- Design Copilot
- Available for NX CAD, this solution accelerates the product design process by helping engineers navigate complex data and tasks efficiently.
- Future Developments: Hydrogen Configurator for hydrogen production plant design.
- Planning Copilot
- Pre-release: Optimizes production planning, resource allocation, and scheduling with generative AI insights, reducing waste and improving efficiency.
- Engineering Copilot
- Available for TIA Portal, this first-of-its-kind AI tool for automation engineering helps generate SCL code through natural language inputs, speeding up automation code creation and reducing errors.
- Operations Copilot
- Available for Insights Hub, this Copilot provides comprehensive insights into plant operations. A new shop-floor version will be available by end of 2025, helping technicians and engineers by providing error resolution and machine data through natural language queries.
- Services Copilot
- Maintenance Copilot Senseye now supports the entire maintenance lifecycle, reducing reactive maintenance by 25% on average. It enables teams to diagnose equipment issues without needing specialized technical knowledge.
Siemens is pioneering a new era in industrial automation with its autonomous AI agents and Industrial Copilot ecosystem. These innovations promise to transform industrial operations, significantly boosting productivity, and streamlining workflows. With the introduction of the AI agent marketplace and the ability to integrate third-party agents, Siemens is setting the stage for a more interconnected and autonomous future in industrial AI.
