Siemens: ‘Automating Automation’ May Drive 50% Productivity Gains
Siemens is taking industrial automation to the next level, unveiling new autonomous AI agents capable of executing full industrial workflows without human input. The company made the announcement at Automate 2025 in Detroit, highlighting a major evolution from traditional AI assistants to fully autonomous systems.
“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.”
These new AI agents are integrated into Siemens’ existing Industrial Copilot platform, forming part of a broader strategy to transform factory operations through intelligent automation.
Automating automation: how the AI agent architecture works
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.
Addressing the skills gap in manufacturing
The Siemens Industrial Copilot is already delivering measurable results in both Siemens’ own plants and customer implementations worldwide. At thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering, where the technology is being rolled out globally, engineers have reported improvements in code quality and development speed.
Meanwhile, at Siemens’ Bad Neustadt site, the Insights Hub Production Copilot has transformed manufacturing operations by turning scattered data into actionable insights.
“In a factory environment, our Industrial AI agents connect different copilots and automate workflows across the entire value chain. This creates a unified approach that makes industrial AI accessible to everyone, regardless of their technical background or experience level,” said Brehm. “We envision a future where Industrial AI agents work seamlessly alongside human workers, handling routine processes independently while enabling humans to focus on innovation, creativity, and complex problem-solving.”
