The period of time on the advancement and innovation of technologies in manufacturing and industrial process
Key Technologies
Internet of Things (IoTs)
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Additive Manufacturing
Cyber Security
Cloud Computing
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Advance Robotics
Internet of Things (IoTs)
Actual physical things that have sensors, computing power, software, and other technologies and can link to other systems and devices via the Internet or other communications networks and exchange data with them
Augmented Reality (AR)
The overlay of computer-generated visuals over the real world
Virtual Reality (VR)
The creation of new virtual worlds using computer generated images
Additive Manufacturing
The method of producing an object layer by layer
Cyber Security
The practice of defending your data and information from malicious attacks
Cloud Computing
The on-demand availability of computer system resources, in particular data storage and processing power, without direct active supervision by the user
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The replication of human intelligence functions by machines, particularly computer systems
John McCarty, 1956: 'Artificial intelligence is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines'
Precision Agriculture (PA)
A farming management idea centered on watching, quantifying, and reacting to crop variability both within and between fields
Yield Mapping
A technique in agriculture that uses GPS data to examine factors like crop production and moisture content in a particular field
Livestock Management
Provides managementsystem of the animal inventory, including tracking of the number of animals, their weight, height, health, and fertility, as well as costing and performance metrics for the feed, reporting, sophisticated analytics, and insights
Alternative Labour
Robots can be used for a wide range of duties in the agricultural sector, from monitoring crops and determining the PH levels of the soil to collecting and packing produce and sowing seeds