Caterpillar targets ‘industrial AI’ leap with Cat AI Assistant

Andy Brown Head of Content, Construction and Engagement

06 January 2026

Caterpillar has unveiled Cat AI Assistant, an AI-based solution that it says allows its customers to engage with Caterpillar’s equipment and portfolio of digital applications in new ways.

The OEM said that the launch marked a “major step forward for Industrial AI, redefining how work gets done by combining data, AI and heavy equipment to help customers improve productivity, efficiency and safety.”

Caterpillar plans to bring the off-board Cat AI Assistant live in the first quarter of this…

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