AI @ Rockwell Automation
Summary
- Rockwell Automation has steadily integrated AI and advanced technologies from 2019 to early 2026, evolving from anomaly detection with FactoryTalk Analytics LogixAI to implementing edge-based generative AI with Nvidia Nemotron in 2025.
- Key partnerships with Microsoft and Nvidia facilitated generative AI tools for industrial automation, autonomous mobile robots, and AI-powered digital twins, with Rockwell emphasizing AI to improve manufacturing efficiency, sustainability, and cybersecurity.
- The company demonstrates strong leadership in industrial AI adoption, with 95% of manufacturers investing in AI as per Rockwell's 2025 reports; their AI solutions focus on predictive maintenance, quality control, autonomous operations, and addressing labor shortages.
VIBE METER
7 AI Use Cases at Rockwell Automation
Industrial Insights2025
Cybersecurity Enhancement2025
Workforce Augmentation2025
Quality Control2025
Energy Optimization2025
Autonomous Operations2024
Predictive Maintenance2023
Timeline
2026 Q1: no updates
2025 Q4
Launch of edge-based generative AI model Nvidia Nemotron delivering industrial insights and control across offline and on-edge environments; acceleration of digital transformation with AI, IoT, and cybersecurity in oil & gas sectors.
2025 Q3
Rockwell advances autonomous operations by unlocking industrial data and AI, showcases AI-driven water treatment solutions integrating Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5480 controller and PlantPAx® platform, and highlights increased AI adoption for cybersecurity among manufacturing professionals.
2025 Q2
Multiple AI-driven advancements including turbine regulators for power generation with PVO-Vesivoima, machine vision improving product quality and reducing waste, and extensive global adoption of AI addressing skills gaps and labor shortages.
2025 Q1
Rockwell utilizes AI to optimize energy consumption and sustainability in manufacturing, while emphasizing AI's transformative impact on Indian manufacturing.
2024 Q4
Integration of NVIDIA Omniverse for AI-powered digital twins enabling autonomous operations; ongoing collaboration with Microsoft to develop enhanced AI cloud solutions; introduction of AI-powered vision inspection tools for quality control.
2024 Q3
Focused on transforming operational excellence through AI-driven data analytics, machine learning, and predictive maintenance to improve production and quality.
2024 Q2
Partnership with Nvidia to integrate AI software in autonomous mobile robots; Rockwell positions generative AI as the top technology investment to transform manufacturing.
2024 Q1
Rockwell and Microsoft increase scale/scope of AI in manufacturing, focusing on digitalizing industrial processes to create the factory of the future.
2023 Q4
Rockwell Automation expands partnership with Microsoft, integrating generative AI and industrial automation to enhance productivity and enable OT code generation and customization.
- BankInfoSecurity: Rockwell Combines Generative AI and Industrial Automation
- Microsoft: Rockwell Automation and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Leverage Generative AI Capabilities
- controleng.com: Automation Fair 2023: Insights on AI and Automation
- The Futurum Group: Rockwell Automation and Microsoft Bring AI to Industrial Automation
2023 Q3
Fiix by Rockwell Automation launches its first AI-powered predictive maintenance software, Asset Risk Predictor.
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2019 Q4: no updates
2019 Q3
Launch of FactoryTalk Analytics LogixAI module (formerly Project Sherlock) to detect production anomalies using AI.