// ROBOTICS AND SMART FACTORIES TERM
Industry 5.0
An evolution of Industry 4.0 that emphasizes the collaboration between humans and smart machines. It focuses on human-centricity, sustainability, and resilience in industrial production.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Industry 5.0 is an emerging paradigm building on Industry 4.0, prioritizing human-centricity, sustainability, and resilience by fostering human-robot collaboration (HRC), leveraging advanced AI, and integrating circular economy principles to create more adaptive and socially responsible manufacturing systems.
BACKGROUND
Society 5.0, also known as the "Super Smart Society", is a concept that was firstly outlined and closely described in the Report on the Fifth Science and Technology Basic Plan, that was written by the Cabinet of Japan's Cabinet Office’s Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, and bestowed to the Japanese government, on 18 December 2015. It aims to use advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence to address societal challenges and enhance economic productivity across various sectors of everyday life.
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- Human-Centric Industry
- Collaborative Industry
- Sustainable Manufacturing
USAGE NOTE
Industry 5.0 seeks to augment human capabilities with technology, rather than replacing them entirely.