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The Rise of Industry 5.0: When Men and Machines Work Together

Shefali Vasave | May 19, 2022 | 564 views
THE RISE OF INDUSTRY 5.0

From Cyber-physical to Human Cyber-physical Systems (H CPS)

Nurturing human-machine interaction in manufacturing will require the adoption, standardization, and implementation of new technologies. One of these new technologies is the cobot, or collaborative robot, the next generation of robots will be aware of human presence. It will understand the goals and desires of its human operator at the assembly line and learn to predict behaviors in advance. This will take automation at the assembly line to the next level, boosting efficiency tenfold. Human Cyber-Physical Systems will also help bridge the gap in accountability, sustainability, and safety left by Industry 4.0.

Digital technology has spread its tentacles deep into the manufacturing industry. As the emergence of Industry 4.0 shows, cyber-physical systems at the heart of production are paving the way for future innovation. Many industries are still far from digital transformation.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, originated from a German government strategy document. The initiative aimed to transform cyber-physical systems that used the Internet of Things (IoT) to communicate and the cloud to store and secure data into integrating human intelligence.

This is where Industry 5.0 came in the picture. First introduced at the CeBIT 2017 held in Hannover; it was then called Society 5.0 and focused on resilience and sustainability of manufacturing. According to a survey by Accenture, 85% of 500 manufacturing executives agreed that robots and workers working together on production lines would become the norm. However, the human-integrated aspect of Industry 5.0 isn’t a standalone feature.


Moving Towards Society-Centric Manufacturing

Unlike in the past industrial revolutions, the current manufacturing industry focuses more on mitigating the adverse effects of production and manufacturing. Building synergy between man and machine is becoming the mainstay of Industry 5.0owing to the emergence of growing human-centric, socially-impactful manufacturing. This is accomplished by implementing environmentally responsible practices or through human intervention. In addition, Industry 5.0 extends its human-centric approach to push for relentless mass personalization that combines artificial intelligence and data analytics.

“For companies that make engineered-to-order products, tedious design and engineering tasks are often the bottlenecks for selling more products and preparing them for each customer.”

Scott Heide, Chief Executive Officer at Engineering Intent Corporation

In a Nutshell

Concerns about job loss no longer hold strong. This is partly due to the inseparable nature of human intelligence from innovation and how it is used in automation. Industry 5.0 has galvanized this approach. Its three main components: smart systems, smart devices, and smart automation will synergize physical and human intelligence to achieve resource optimization, seamless personalization and societal growth and harmony.

There is a school of thought that says machines will be able to customize manufacturing by using data and AI. It may seem like a continuation of job losses due to automation, but even then, human intelligence cannot be replaced and that is the true rationale behind the emergence of Industry 5.0.

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