Copia Automation, the Industrial DevOps Platform and leader in AI for Industrial Code, has officially announced the launch of Copia Copilot, which happens to be an AI-powered tool designed to transform the way Controls Engineers write, manage, and document industrial code.
According to certain reports, Copia Copilot arrives on the scene as the first step in Copia’s plan of integrating AI into industrial automation. The idea behind doing so is rooted in automating routine coding tasks, simplifying complex processes, and handing industrial workers access to the tools they need for successful knowledge transfer and onboarding. Such a setup, like you can guess, should go a long distance to enhance productivity, efficiency, and quality.
More on the same would reveal how Copia Copilot provides users with powerful features like code documentation, code translation, and intelligent code modification. These capabilities make it possible, as well as easier than ever before, for OT (Operational Technology) engineers to streamline their development processes, reduce downtime, and maintain high standards of quality, security, and compliance
Talk about the given features on a slightly deeper level, we begin from its code documentation facility, which can automatically create well-structured, clear documentation for PLC and other industrial code, reducing manual effort and ensuring consistency.
Next up, we have in play an assortment of code translation capabilities that you can bank upon to seamlessly convert between Ladder Logic and Structured Text. This assortment, on its part, can help you simplify the work across different programming languages.
“With the launch of Copia Copilot, we are taking a major step forward in our mission to bring cutting edge tooling to industrial automation and controls engineering with our new AI code generation and code analysis tool,” said Adam Gluck, Founder and CEO of Copia Automation. “Our goal is to transform the way manufacturers and distributors manage industrial code. This starts by empowering engineers to automate repetitive tasks and by providing smarter tools that help them focus on what really matters: building and innovating in a way that adds value to the organization.”
Another detail worth a mention here is concerned with the solution’s code summarization facility, a facility which allows you to quickly understand what a set of code does by asking the Copilot to explain it. Joining that would be a code modification feature. The stated feature, in essence, can guide you big time when it comes to improving, formatting, or troubleshooting existing code for the purpose of enabling engineers to streamline their workflows and enhance code quality.
Among other things, we have an option to generate new code. Hence, users can generate boilerplate routines and custom code blocks for common automation tasks so to save on time and accelerate development cycles.
Not just that, you can also reference PLC project files from Copia repositories for more accurate and context-aware AI outputs.
“Our vision is clear: we want to be the leader in AI for Industrial Code,” said Gluck. “Copia Copilot is just the beginning. We will continue to innovate and expand our AI capabilities to address more challenges and create even greater value for organizations around the world. This all connects with our founding vision of bringing Industrial DevOps to manufacturing and distribution. We’ve all seen the value that DevOps has brought to the IT industry over the last fifteen years, and we are now starting to see the value Industrial DevOps can deliver to these cyber-physical environments.”
Copia Copilot is currently available as part of a Beta release, with plans already in place to expand its functionality and reach over the coming months.
