Flexxbotics Releases Software-Defined Automation as Free Download to Accelerate Smart Manufacturing
Flexxbotics has announced the release of its software-defined automation (SDA) platform as a free software download, giving manufacturers worldwide direct access to industrial-grade automation technology previously reserved for large-scale, custom deployments. The release delivers a production-ready runtime environment, low-code HMI, developer studio, and a complete API framework designed to enable smart factory interoperability and orchestration.
Built to meet stringent fault-tolerance, stability, and regulatory compliance requirements, Flexxbotics’ software-defined automation has already been deployed in live production environments across multiple industries globally. The platform is designed to support advanced manufacturing operations seeking greater autonomy, interoperability, and real-time intelligence without the constraints of legacy control architectures.
Industrial-Grade Architecture for Modern Factories
Flexxbotics features a browser-native frontend built using progressive web application (PWA) technology, delivering hardened security and controlled access from standard computers and industrial devices alike. On the backend, a lightweight, containerized full-stack architecture enables deployment on virtually any compute infrastructure—from edge devices to on-premise servers and private cloud environments—while maintaining deterministic reliability, scalability, and cybersecurity.
A core differentiator of the platform is its many-to-many controller interoperability. Flexxbotics supports over 1,000 makes and models of factory equipment, allowing manufacturers to move beyond vendor lock-in, incompatible protocols, and complex custom integrations that traditionally slow automation initiatives.
Real-Time, Closed-Loop Data Flows
Using parallelized data pipelines, Flexxbotics enables bi-directional, real-time read/write data flows across heterogeneous plant assets. The platform supports both open and proprietary industrial protocols, allowing machines, PLCs, robots, test and inspection systems, sensors, and IT applications to operate together under closed-loop control.
This approach allows manufacturers to transition from static automation to adaptive, autonomous process control—an essential capability for next-generation smart factories and Physical AI-driven manufacturing.
Designed for Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial AI
Flexxbotics is aimed at companies pushing the boundaries of factory automation and digital transformation. Key use cases include:
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Automated operation sequencing across multiple machines, sensors, and devices
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Granular, multi-source production data streams for Physical and Industrial AI training
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Sovereign data acquisition for secure, local AI model development
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Contextualized data capture to support regulatory compliance
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Modern, software-defined alternatives to legacy control systems for improved interoperability
Advanced manufacturing technologists, including automation and controls engineers, can deploy and manage controller connector drivers—referred to as Transformers—within the Flexxbotics platform. These drivers can be extended or created using Python, and each new Transformer automatically inherits compatibility with all others loaded in the system, enabling seamless many-to-many interoperability.
“Many-to-many compatibility inheritance accelerates connecting factory equipment by 22x compared to conventional point-to-point PLC integration approaches,” explained Tyler Modelski, CTO & Co-founder of Flexxbotics. “To aggregate and contextualize factory data for Industrial AI and then make closed-loop adjustments in processing logic requires autonomous process control which is what Flexxbotics delivers.”
Comprehensive Connectivity and Automation Capabilities
The Flexxbotics platform supports a broad range of automation and data-driven manufacturing requirements, including:
Universal Open Connectivity: Multi-machine controller interoperability supporting OPC UA, MQTT, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Beckhoff, FOCAS, and many other protocols
Factory AI Data Acquisition: High-frequency, multi-source data collection for Industrial AI and machine learning training datasets
Powerful Cell Automation: Conditional logic, rules, and sequencing for dynamic responses to operational states and sensor inputs
Autonomous Process Control: Closed-loop feedback for real-time parameter and variable adjustments in factory equipment
Digital Thread Traceability: Comprehensive, contextualized data capture to support ISO 13485, CGMP, AS9100, and other regulatory mandates
Flexible Developer Extensibility: Python-based developer studio with IntelliSense, RESTful APIs, and support for bring-your-own-model (BYOM) LLM and AI development
Online or Offline Operation with Enterprise Integration
Flexxbotics is designed to operate both online and offline, ensuring production continuity regardless of internet connectivity. The platform also integrates with existing enterprise and operational systems, including ERP, MES, QMS, PLM, CAD/CAM, IIoT/SCADA, and other business and manufacturing applications, enabling synchronized process execution across the digital factory ecosystem.
“Providing open access to our production-proven software unlocks the factory for global companies to scale autonomous control across their operations worldwide,” said Tyler Bouchard, CEO & Co-founder of Flexxbotics. “To truly scale production autonomy requires open, extensible software-defined automation, and Flexxbotics puts that directly into the hands of the people who are transforming operations.”
With this free release, Flexxbotics positions software-defined automation as a foundational technology for the next era of smart manufacturing where interoperability, autonomy, and real-time intelligence converge to drive quality, efficiency, and resilience across advanced production environments.
For more information: www.flexxbotics.com
