XR applications for manufacturing
are built based on a one-size-fits-all philosophy that does not consider the
characteristics of individual workers. Hence, they fall short when it comes to
supporting the emerging wave of Industry 5.0 (I5.0) applications that are
destined to be human-centric and emphasise trustworthy human-machine
collaboration. I5.0 requires XR visualisations that consider the
characteristics, skills, and context of the manufacturing worker, along with
the peculiarities of their interactions with machinery, automation devices, and
cyber physical production systems.

In this context, the newly
started XR5.0 Horizon Europe Project will build, demonstrate, and validate a
novel person-centric and AI-based XR paradigm that will be tailored to the
requirements and nature of I5.0 applications. The project will specify blueprints
for using XR in I5.0 applications with emphasis on the development of
innovative XR-made-in-Europe technology that blends with human-centric
manufacturing technologies and adheres to European values (e.g.
trustworthiness, security/privacy-by-design, transparency) as reflected in
relevant EU regulations and policies.
More information:
https://ercim-news.ercim.eu/en137/special/xr5-0-human-centric-ai-enabled-extended-reality-applications-for-the-industry-5-0-era