At Automate 2025 in Detroit, Siemens announced a significant expansion of its industrial AI portfolio with the launch of autonomous AI agents designed to operate across its Industrial Copilot ecosystem. Unlike traditional AI assistants, these agents proactively execute entire industrial workflows, transforming automation by handling complex tasks independently while keeping users in control.
Rainer Brehm, CEO of Factory Automation at Siemens Digital Industries, emphasized the shift from passive AI to systems that “automate automation itself,” predicting up to 50% productivity gains for customers. Siemens’ AI agent architecture features an advanced orchestrator, coordinating specialized agents that collaborate seamlessly across Siemens and third-party platforms, ensuring full interoperability.
To accelerate adoption, Siemens plans to establish an AI agent marketplace within the Siemens Xcelerator platform. Enhanced copilots for design, planning, engineering, operations, and maintenance will further empower industrial teams with AI-driven insights, process automation, and real-time decision-making.
Brehm noted the transformative impact already seen at sites like thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering and Siemens’ own Bad Neustadt plant, where AI copilots have improved code quality, accelerated development, and turned scattered data into actionable insights. Siemens’ vision is to enable AI agents to work alongside human teams, automating routine tasks and freeing up human talent for innovation and problem-solving.
