GermanyManufacturing2024 – ongoingKUKA
iiQWorks.Copilot for robot programming
KUKA's AI copilot cuts simple robot programming time by up to 80%
Problem
Robot programming is complex and slow, and the skills gap is growing. KUKA wanted to shorten project timelines.
Approach
KUKA added iiQWorks.Copilot to its iiQWorks simulation platform. It turns natural-language prompts into robot movement code using GPT-4o on Azure OpenAI, with retrieval over Azure AI Search.
Results
up to 80%Reduction in programming time for simple robot tasks
Takeaway
Microsoft reports that natural-language programming reduced the time for simple robot tasks by up to 80%.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Product and service innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Vendor's case study
Sources
Source summaries
[1]Microsoft19 Jun 2025
Microsoft describes KUKA's natural-language robot programming assistant on Azure OpenAI. It reports up to an 80% reduction in programming time for simple robot tasks.
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Added 25 Oct 2026 · Updated 25 Oct 2026
