Ha pasado menos de una década desde que el concepto de Industria 4.0 se afianzó. A pesar de ello, algunos visionarios ya se están centrando en the next industrial revolution, Industry 5.0. This technological revolution is aimed at promoting the transformation of the industrial sector into smart spaces based on IoT and cognitive computing. Such technology seeks to bring machines and humans together, or in other words, to develop Artificial Intelligence so that it can perform processes similar to those performed by human thought.
The Industry 5.0 emphasises collaboration between machines and humans to improve productivity and efficiency. These professionals must be adapted to work side by side with intelligent machines. Knowing this, let's take a look at what Industry 5.0 will look like.
With Factory 5.0, the figure of the Chief Robotics Officer has appeared. This is a person specialised in the interaction between machines and operators, who also has knowledge in areas such as robotics or artificial intelligence. His or her role in the company involves making decisions around these factors.
By putting humans back at the centre of industrial production, with the help of a new generation of tools such as collaborative robots, Industry 5.0 will not only give consumers the products they want, but also create jobs for workers that are more meaningful than traditional repetitive factory jobs. By 2030, robots and digitisation are expected to end 470,000 jobs, while potentially creating 495,000 jobs.
Repsol ya ha integrado la industria 5.0 en su empresa. El robot se llama AGV (Autonomous Guided Vehicle) se trata de un robot colaborativo que realiza tareas logísticas como el reparto de muestras diarias entre los laboratorios, entrega de materiales desde el almacén, retirada de residuos… Es capaz de moverse entre plantas, abrir puertas y llegar a todos los laboratorios. Cuenta con una capacidad de carga de 100 kg y una autonomía de más de 10h o 20 km gracias a baterías de litio, que recarga de manera autónoma.
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