Industry 5.0, what is new?

The initial industrial revolution dating back to the late 18th century was triggered by the release of the steam engine for industrial applications enabling the mechanization of steam power. The increased productivity of the steam engine caused an ever-increasing demand for commodities enforcing additional industrial revolutions such as the introduction of mass production with assembly lines in the late 19th century. Besides increasing demand, technological advancements around the mid to late 20th century enabled further enhancements in which industrial machines were computerized allowing a more automatic operation and significantly increasing the efficiency of the assembly. In recent times around the beginning of the 21st century, the objectives behind automation got further intensified by developed countries through the utilization of cyber-physical systems leading to the 4th revolution of the industry [1].