Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 8-2026

Abstract

Industry 5.0 reframes digital transformation as a socio-technical endeavor in which automation serves human capabilities, environmental limits, and operational continuity. Yet, much of the current discourse remains either conceptual—lacking implementable metrics—or technologycentric— treating humans and sustainability as constraints instead of design objectives. This paper develops a multi-dimensional implementation framework that operationalizes the three pillars of Industry 5.0: human-centricity, sustainability, and operational resilience. We synthesize recent advances in collaborative robotics and safety-aware human–robot collaboration, digital twins (including human and supply-chain twins), and AI-driven decision support—augmented by emerging 6G ultra-reliable low-latency networking capabilities such as reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, terahertz communications, multi-access edge computing, and semantic communication. The proposed framework introduces a closed-loop “sense–simulate–decide–act–learn” operating logic that links real-time shop-floor data, what-if simulation, and multi-objective optimization across the three pillars. Beyond architecture, the paper contributes an evaluation protocol and a roadmap that translate high-level principles into measurable indicators suitable for managerial governance and engineering deployment. The study concludes with adoption barriers and research directions focused on trustworthy AI, human digital twins, and sustainable edge intelligence for the next generation factory.

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