Dynamic routing and edge orchestration for industrial automation data

A computing device, comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to:
• receive, from an edge device of an industrial automation system, data indicative of a type of one or more devices in the industrial automation system, one or more types of data generated by the one or more devices, one or more components included in the one or more devices, firmware of the one or more devices, or any combination thereof;
• determine, based on the received data:
• a container from a container repository, wherein the container is implementable on the edge device;
• or
• a firmware update for the industrial automation system;
• and
• cause a container image for the container or firmware update for the firmware to be sent to the edge device.

An industrial automation system, comprising:

• one or more industrial automation devices configured to perform a first industrial process or a portion thereof;
• and
• an edge device communicatively coupled the one or more industrial automation devices, wherein the edge device comprises processing circuitry configured to:
• receive, from a cloud computing system, a request for data indicative of a type of one or more industrial automation devices in the industrial automation system, one or more types of data generated by the one or more industrial automation devices, one or more components included in the one or more industrial automation devices, firmware of the one or more industrial automation devices, or any combination thereof;
• in response to receiving the request, send the data to the cloud computing system;
• and
• after sending the data to the cloud computing system, receive a container image or a firmware update from the cloud computing system.