Industry 4.0 : The Fourth Revolution

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Que. What is meant by Revolution?

Revolution means instantaneous and complete shift.

First Shift:
From foraging to farming (10,000 years ago)

Results: 
Production, transportation, communication.

Growth in food production, prodding of population growth.


Industrial revolution

Developments of new technologies and new approaches.

Prompts shifts in economic models and social architecture.

First industrial revolution:

During 1760 – 1840.

Driver: invention of steam engine and construction of railway stimulated the revolution.

Results: utilization of machines in production.

Second industrial revolution:

During the transition from 19th century to 20th century.

Driver: electricity and assembly line trigged the revolution.

Results: mass production

Third industrial revolution:

Prompted in 1960s.

Computer or Digital Revolution.

Driver: production of semiconductor trigged the revolution.

Results: mainframe, personal computer, and internet.

Fourth industrial revolution:

Stimulated in 21st century.

Proposed to uplift German economy.

Digital Revolution triggered the revolution.

Extensive use of ubiquitous and mobile internet
During the revolution, sensors become cheaper, reduced in size, powerful.

Extensive use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cyber Physical System (CPS).

Computers have become more sophisticated and integrated.

Results: radical transformation of societies and global economies.

Fourth Industrial Revolution is coined as “The second Machine Age” by Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT and Andrew McAfee, MIT

Industry 4.0, another synonym of Fourth Industrial Revolution, is coined by Hannover fair in 2011.


Scope of fourth industrial revolution:

Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Stimulated in 21st century.

Proposed to uplift German economy.

Digital Revolution triggered the revolution.

Extensive use of ubiquitous and mobile internet.

During the revolution, sensors become cheaper, reduced in size and powerful.

Extensive use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cyber Physical System (CPS).

Computers have become more sophisticated and integrated.

Results: radical transformation of societies and global economies.

Fourth Industrial Revolution is coined as “The second Machine Age” by Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT and Andrew McAfee, MIT.

Industry 4.0, another synonym of Fourth Industrial Revolution, is coined by Hannover fair in 2011.

Scope of Fourth Revolution:

Smart Connected Machines
Smart Factories
Gene Sequencing
Nanotechnology
Renewables
Quantum Computing



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