One of the great benefits of Industry 5.0 is that it provides the means for robots to help humans work better and faster than ever before. The introduction of collaborative robots (or "cobots" for short) dramatically lowered the bar for automating manual processes by making robotic technology much more accessible and easier to implement alongside existing workers and processes. With the return on investment being easier to justify, manufacturers are looking for ways to automate more tasks. The inherent capabilities of cobots allow them to be assigned to multiple applications and be moved around the facility for different jobs at various times of the day. What's more, the cobots themselves are further galvanizing the transition to Industry 5.0.

It seems to be in every other headline. There's no doubt AI has the potential to transform medical device manufacturing. Rather than focus on a complete transformation, manufacturers can see benefits by focusing on simply enhancing it. AI on a manufacturing line doesn't have to mean everything is automated and there are no humans involved. On the contrary, humans continue to be essential in manufacturing, even with AI.