At Automate 2025, Siemens unveiled its next-generation Industrial AI agents on the Siemens Xcelerator platform, marking a pivotal leap from passive AI assistants to autonomous agents capable of executing entire industrial processes. This innovation brings together Siemens and third-party agents into a collaborative, orchestrated ecosystem, setting new standards for intelligent automation.
Future vision: ecosystem of Industrial AI agents available on the Siemens Xcelerator platform with both Siemens and third-party AI agents.
May 2025 – At Automate 2025 in Detroit, Siemens is announcing an expansion of its industrial AI offerings with advanced AI agents designed to work seamlessly across its established Industrial Copilot ecosystem. This new technology represents a fundamental shift from AI assistants that respond to queries towards truly autonomous agents that proactively execute entire processes without human intervention. Siemens' new AI agent architecture features a sophisticated orchestrator. Like a craftsman, it deploys a toolbox of specialized agents to solve complex tasks across the entire industrial value chain. These agents work intelligently and autonomously – understanding intent, improving performance through continuous learning, and accessing external tools and other agents as needed. Users retain complete control, selecting which tasks they wish to delegate to AI agents.
"With our Industrial AI agents, we're moving beyond the question-answer paradigm to create systems that can independently execute complete industrial workflows," said Rainer Brehm, CEO Factory Automation at Siemens Digital Industries. "By automating automation itself, we envision productivity increases of up to 50% for our customers – fundamentally changing what's possible in industrial operations."
Siemens' approach distinguishes between Industrial Copilots, the interfaces users interact with, and the AI agents that power them behind the scenes. Furthermore, the company is developing digital agents, and integrating physical agents, including mobile robots. This way, Siemens is creating a comprehensive multi-AI-agent system where agents are highly connected and work collaboratively. What sets Siemens' approach apart is the orchestration of these agents utilizing a comprehensive ecosystem. These agents not only work with other Siemens agents but also integrate with third-party agents, enabling unprecedented levels of interoperability.
To further accelerate adoption and innovation, Siemens is planning to create an industrial AI agent marketplace hub on the Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace. This marketplace will enable customers to access not just Siemens' own AI agents but also those developed by third parties.
https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-introduces-ai-agents-industrial-automation