Key Points
- Collaboration between Intrinsic and Siemens aims to seamlessly integrate AI-based robotics software with industrial automation technology.
- The joint effort seeks to bridge the gap between robotics, automation engineering, and IT development, making industrial robotics more accessible.
- The partnership aims to accelerate the development process of flexible, AI-enabled robot work cells, benefiting businesses of all sizes.
Siemens announced that it has joined forces with Intrinsic, an Alphabet’s subsidiary, to explore the integration and interface possibilities between Intrinsic’s user-friendly robotics software, which harnesses AI capabilities, and Siemens Digital Industries’ open and interoperable portfolio for automating and operating industrial production.
Intrinsic boasts a team of top-notch robotics and AI experts who excel in advanced perception, machine learning, and reinforcement learning. Meanwhile, Siemens brings its industry-leading domain expertise in automation technology within the industrial sector, with a team comprising automation engineers and software developers.
Currently, the development and runtime environments for AI-based robotics and automation components differ significantly in their development paradigms, creating challenges when it comes to integration. Tasks like deploying advanced robotic capabilities such as pose estimation, robot manipulation, or automated path planning are complex and typically require teams of domain experts. The collaboration between Intrinsic and Siemens aims to explore innovative methods to seamlessly bridge the gaps between robotics, automation engineering, and IT development.
The successful integration of these two worlds will accelerate the development process of flexible, AI-enabled robot work cells and streamline their operation. This advancement will make industrial robotics more accessible and usable for a wider range of businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers, particularly within emerging market segments like small and medium-sized companies.
Wendy Tan White, CEO at Intrinsic, highlights the mission of democratizing access to robotics and acknowledges that robotics and automation are closely intertwined with the production environment, where their greatest value lies. Working with Siemens Digital Industries, a renowned expert in automation, presents an exciting opportunity to bring joint solutions to the market and enable more businesses to benefit from the value that robotics and automation offer.
Rainer Brehm, CEO of Factory Automation at Siemens, emphasizes Siemens’ commitment to bridging the gap between IT and OT, which is a core principle of their Industrial Operations X portfolio. He expresses admiration for Intrinsic’s open approach to industrial robotics and looks forward to exploring ways to further accelerate the coupling of AI-based robots and automation technology.
Both Siemens and Intrinsic will showcase their advancements at automatica 2023, a premier trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics, in Munich, Germany, from June 27 to 30. During the event, Intrinsic CEO Wendy Tan White and Siemens’ CEO of Factory Automation, Rainer Brehm, will participate in the munich_i CEO Round Table, titled “Software: revolution for automation and robotics?” taking place on Tuesday, June 27, from 1 to 2 PM CET.
Siemens, under the motto “Accelerate Transformation,” will exhibit the latest technologies and specific use cases from the robotics world, providing visitors with tangible experiences in a dedicated test zone.
About Siemens
Siemens AG (XETRA: SIE-DE) is a Germany-based technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people.
It operates through following segments: Digital Industries, which offer products and system solutions for automation used in discrete and process industries; Smart Infrastructure, which supplies and connects energy systems and building technologies; Mobility, which combines all businesses in the area of passenger and freight transportation; Healthcare, which supplies technology to the healthcare industry and engages in diagnostic imaging and laboratory diagnostics; Energy, through Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power; Financial Services (SFS), which offers leasing solutions and equipment, project and structured financing in the form of debt and equity investments. To learn more, visit www.siemens.com
About Alphabet
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a holding company, also the parent of Google. The Company’s segments include Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets. The Google Services segment includes products and services such as ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. The Google Cloud segment includes infrastructure and platform services, collaboration tools, and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment includes earlier stage technologies that are further afield from its core Google business, and it includes the sale of health technology and Internet services. Its Google Cloud provides enterprise-ready cloud services, including Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace. Google Cloud Platform provides technology in cybersecurity; data, analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and infrastructure. The Company’s Google Workspace’s secure communication and collaboration tools, which include apps, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet, and others. To learn more, visit abc.xyz
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