While these capabilities are still developing, we will soon see robots that can autonomously pick products from unstructured boxes (containers) and place them on shelves or into parcels. We’ll see the evolution of humanoid robots equipped with this intelligence — what we call physical AI — that enables them to perceive the environment and translate it into physical actions.
Where AI-enabled robots and simulation meet, simulation can create virtual worlds in which these robots can be trained and validated in various scenarios to perform various tasks. Engineers can also test the robot’s perception and behavior based on feedback from the virtual environment to enhance their training and optimize their capabilities.
Imagine a robot that can perform certain manufacturing tasks in an autonomous way, we want to know what will happen if we introduce this robot into different manufacturing stations. Here, instead of explicit programming, you’re testing and proving the autonomous capabilities of the robot within a specific manufacturing context.
The convergence of the industrial metaverse, artificial intelligence, and robotics marks a transformative era in manufacturing — one where Siemens stands at the forefront of innovation. AI is no longer just an add-on; it’s helping drive intelligent automation in manufacturing simulation. Specifically, Siemens is leading the way in driving the foundation of industrial AI, which includes adapting AI technologies, including generative AI, machine learning and machine vision, to industrial settings.
For example take agentic AI, which refers to the use of AI systems that possess a certain level of autonomy and decision-making capabilities in the industrial context. Agentic AI can help proactively troubleshoot, simulate, and optimize manufacturing processes without needing to be prompted by a manufacturing engineer.
Explore how Siemens is pushing the boundaries of developing Industrial AI and how these pivotal technologies will contribute major value in the manufacturing planning and simulation space.