Honeywell said it will integrate Google Cloud's AI into Honeywell Forge, an Internet of things platform designed for industrial use cases.
The two companies said they will create joint applications for industrial use cases in 2025 that combine Google Cloud's Gemini on Vertex AI with Honeywell's applications.
For Google Cloud, the Honeywell partnership highlights how it is leveraging AI, use cases and a focus on verticals to enter accounts often via generative AI. Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, has focused Vertex AI on industry use cases, automation and process optimization. Kurian has also touted AI agents.
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Specifically, Google Cloud and Honeywell will build industrial AI agents using Google Cloud Vertex AI Search and Gemini multimodal large language models. Use cases include:
- Industrial AI agents focused on automating project design cycles and preventative maintenance.
- Cybersecurity applications that couple Google Threat Intelligence with Honeywell's Global Analysis, Research and Defense Threat Intelligence and Secure Media Exchange.
- Edge device AI that will put Google's Gemini Nano model on Honeywell edge devices across multiple industries. The two companies said they plan to offer a series of edge devices.
Honeywell has aligned its business around three big trends--automation, future of aviation and energy transfer. All those industries are ripe for AI optimization.
