Automation Studio - Where Ideas Become Automation
With Automation Studio, B&R gives you more than software — it’s your gateway to the complete automation ecosystem. Create, connect, and control with one tool that grows with your ideas.
It empowers application teams to innovate faster, minimize IT complexity, and stay ready for the future — with seamless project management and flexible, risk-free upgrades built right in. B&R Automation Studio is the all-in-one software that unites control, motion, safety, mechatronics, and visualization into a seamless workflow. Designed for efficiency and collaboration, it enables engineers to develop automation projects faster, smarter, and with complete consistency across all machine functions. From initial concept to final commissioning, Automation Studio streamlines every step of the engineering process.
Whether you’re designing compact machines or modular production lines, Automation Studio empowers you to turn ideas into intelligent automation — efficiently, intuitively, and future-ready.
One platform for complete automation
Automation Studio, Automation Studio Code, and Automation Studio Copilot combine to deliver a seamless, intelligent engineering environment—empowering developers to design machines faster, smarter, and with complete flexibility.
B&R Community
The B&R Community is a collaborative platform where automation experts, developers, and users connect to share knowledge, solve challenges, and co-create innovative solutions.
Automation Studio Code - Engineering Accelerated
With Automation Studio Code, B&R is launching a new development environment that is an Add-On to Automation Studio 6 and is fully compatible with existing Automation Studio 6 projects – without any migration required. As an Add-On to Automation Studio 6, Automation Studio Code is a modern, user-friendly interface that makes project development significantly more convenient and efficient.
This modern editor offers intuitive operation and features such as syntax highlighting, mini-map navigation, multi-line editing, and integrated refactoring tools, enabling faster orientation and more efficient work.
Thanks to the integration of ST-OOP and a large selection of compatible plug-ins, Automation Studio Code offers the flexibility and expandability to meet today's Engineering needs. With Automation Studios Copilot, which is directly integrated into the tool, developers experience a new level of support – true modernization of the B&R development environment with a focus on added value and efficiency.
Seamlessly integrates with Automation Studio 6
Fully compatible with existing Automation Studio 6 projects
Modern interface for efficient development
Full integration with Automation Studio Copilot (AI assistant)
Extensible through a large pool of available plugins
Automation Studio Code Watch
Live Monitoring for a Seamless Development Experience
Automation Studio Code Watch builds upon the capabilities of Automation Studio Code by allowing more integrated functionality without the need for additional tools. Live variable monitoring can now be achieved without having to leave the Automation Studio Code environment, which can also display variables from multiple scopes within one window. Automation Studio Code Watch uses OPC UA to provide future-proof, secure data transmission. Developing, debugging, and collaborating can all take place within a single, modern coding environment. This also helps to facilitate the increasing use of DevOps and AI practices in industrial automation and helps to smooth workflow between automation engineers and software developers.
Automation Studio Copilot – the smart coding companion
The AI-based code assistant Automation Studio Copilot is automatically available to users in Automation Studio Code. B&R has developed this digital assistant in collaboration with Microsoft to utilize the power of generative AI for writing, optimizing and commenting on machine code. Copilot translates prompts and questions written in natural language into structured text code. Turning ideas into code significantly improves development workflows and accelerates the time to market for new machines.
The assistant helps to structure programs clearly and optimally comment them. This improves the quality of the code and supports collaboration. Copilot can also revise and simplify complex code, making it easier to understand and manage large code bases.
Automation Studio Copilot significantly shortens development time by providing developers with round-the-clock support. Seamless integration into the existing tool chain means that Copilot is available right where it's needed, making the development process more efficient and reliable.
Smart Code Generator
The digital assistant utilizes generative AI for writing, optimizing, and commenting on machine code.
Smart Code Optimization
The coding optimization revises and simplifies code complexity, making it faster, increasing resource efficiency, and enabling smarter code writing.
Smart Support-Chat
B&R’s conversational help system, the AI-powered chatbot assistance in real-time through KARLI. It assists users by providing accurate and relevant information from the Online Automation Studio Help, B&R Support FAQ and B&R Community Forum.