Siemens takes AI for the physical world to the next level with two new Eigen Engineering Agent capabilities
Siemens expands its Eigen Engineering Agent with new AI capabilities for industrial automation.
The Eigen Engineering Agent, Siemens’ purpose-built AI for industrial automation, now extends into earlier stages of the automation engineering lifecycle with two new capabilities
June 2026 – At VivaTech 2026 in Paris, France, Siemens announced two new capabilities for the Eigen Engineering Agent, its purpose-built AI for industrial automation engineering. Launched in April 2026 at Hannover Messe, the agent moves AI beyond on-screen suggestions to action in the physical world.
Most AI assistants generate suggestions. The Eigen Engineering Agent does the work: it plans, executes and validates industrial automation engineering tasks end-to-end. It understands the project, writes the control software, configures the system and keeps refining its work until it meets defined quality benchmarks. This allows automation engineers to focus on system-level decisions.
The Eigen Engineering Agent works alongside the TIA Portal, Siemens’ engineering software platform, and is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.
More than 100 companies in 19 countries are using the Eigen Engineering Agent, including ANDRITZ Metals (Austria), CASMT (China), and Prism Systems (United States). The agent accelerates everyday engineering work such as programmable logic controller (PLC) programming, human-machine interface (HMI) visualization and device configuration, with measurable gains:
·2 to 5 times faster execution than manual workflows
·up to 50 percent efficiency gains in engineering
·80 percent improvement in overall solution quality
“The Eigen Engineering Agent shows what AI can deliver beyond the digital world,” said Peter Koerte, member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and the company’s Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. “It makes companies up to 50 percent more efficient in complex engineering work, while making the results more reliable. That’s what it takes to build the machines, factories and infrastructure that keep everyday life running – and it’s what real value from AI in the physical world looks like.”
With the new capabilities – ECAD integration and standards-compliant project generation – the Eigen Engineering Agent now understands more of the context that comes before software development itself, including hardware topology, machine structure and engineering intent. The capabilities together move the Eigen Engineering Agent further upstream in the automation lifecycle, helping engineers start from the system as designed rather than from manual setup work.
