Industry 5 and the human in human-centric manufacturing

The 4th Industrial Revolution, or, Industry 4 (I4) involves a qualitatively new level of interconnectedness between system and point technologies, and human-machine interactions. The calls for a shift to Industry 5 (I5) in digital manufacturing stem from concerns for human labour working in I4, namelyhealth and safety, data generation and extraction. I5 seeks to reframe hu-man-machine relations to reflect a values driven approach based on collaboration and co-design. Sensors play an important role in these developments. This article explores how engineering experts integrate such values into their modelling. Two questions are addressed: 1. To what extent is con-sideration of the human integrated into discussions of advanced operational technologies, whether as end users or as contributors to the process? 2. How do these findings inform I5’s quest for hu-man-centric manufacturing reflecting collaboration and co-design between human and machine? Drawing on an interdisciplinary perspective, a systematic literature review and interpretive coding of academic papers considers relevant I5 technologies (digital twins, cyber-physical systems), and applications (robotics, sensors). Findings demonstrate an increase in output addressing human ac-tivity in modelling and the technologies available to address this concern, but the human-centric approach in I5 so far neglects the potential for human agency to increase the effectiveness of manufacturing systems