Making sense of Industry 4.0

Industrial revolutions have involved significant events that have had far-reaching impacts on future generations. There have been only three such industrial revolutions identified up until the beginning of this century. The first one was at the end of the eighteenth century and led by the introduction of the steam engine. The second one was at the beginning of the twentieth century which culminated in the mass production of goods. The third revolution has been happening since 1970 with the increase in commercial and civil usage of computers and the automation of production processes.