FINAL WORD
Arrival of the era of semi automation
Semi-automation will rely on technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, digital twins and customised large language models, alongside industrial robotics. Human workers are now partnering with smart machines to do their jobs better, respond to opportunities faster, achieve more with less. This is the foundation of semi-automation says Simon Bennett at AVEVA.
From the steam engine to Artificial Intelligence, every industrial revolution centres on collaboration between tools and their creators. The next stage of industrial evolution will see humans work alongside smart machines to support sustainable prosperity, this has been called Industry 5.0. Think of it as the era of semi-automation.
In the face of continued supply chain challenges, energy limits and shifting consumer demands, this blend of human ingenuity and trusted machine-generated insights will bring about safer workplaces, lower production costs and more sustainable operating models.
Semi-automation will rely heavily on currently available technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, digital twins and customised large language models, alongside industrial robotics.
With these technologies, massive quantities of raw information can be analysed, contextualised and visualised to create an end-to-end view of the business value chain, providing actionable insights. Together with human judgement, these insights become industrial intelligence.
In effect, human workers are now partnering with smart machines to do their jobs better, respond to opportunities faster, and achieve more with less. This the
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