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 Agentic Bridge 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 Studio Agentic Bridge, which can be directly integrated into the tool via an MCP Server, 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 Agentic Bridge (Agentic Engineering)
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 Agentic Bridge
Harness the Power of AI. The next evolution of automation engineering.
AI is evolving at an unprecedented pace — and so is automation engineering. After bringing AI-assisted coding to Automation Studio with Copilot, B&R is taking the next step.
Automation Studio Agentic Bridge expands AI beyond code generation, enabling intelligent agents to execute engineering workflows, validate results, and actively participate in real projects.
From idea to running machine logic. Faster than ever.
Make AI work for you. Never code alone.
Automation Studio Agentic Bridge enables intelligent agents to understand project structures, generate automation logic and execute defined engineering workflows.
- Faster iteration cycles.
- Reduced manual effort.
- Verified results in real project environments.
Choose your Agent. Stay flexible.
Unlike closed AI ecosystems, B&R follows an open and model-agnostic approach. Use the AI agents you trust today and adopt to new innovations tomorrow.
- Works with leading AI agents.
- Continuous access to the latest AI innovations.
- Future-proof automation engineering.
Drive productivity.
Agentic Engineering goes beyond individual coding efficiency. By embedding know-how into executable workflows, teams can scale engineering productivity across projects and organizations.
- Higher engineering throughput.
- End-to-end productivity gains.
- Shortens the path from idea to running machine logic.
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Automation Studio Agentic Bridge combines deep automation knowledge with the power of modern AI agents. Engineers remain in control while AI actively helps move projects from concept to deployment.
Ready to make AI work for you?
Automation Studio Agentic Bridge provides AI agents with full Automation Studio project context, including project structures, libraries, dependencies and diagnostics. Using open MCP interfaces and command-line-based execution, agents can create code, perform engineering actions and validate results in real projects. This creates continuous engineering workflows that extend AI beyond code generation to execution and verification. Learn how to connect your preferred AI agent, configure Automation Studio Agentic Bridge and begin working with Agentic Engineering workflows.