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Human-Technology Interaction in the Context of Industry 4.0: Current Trends and Challenges

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The industrial landscape changes at a tremendous pace. With new industrial technologies as well as new ways of interacting with technical systems, the work of humans in industry is transformed. This article should outline the current development of human-technology interaction in the context of Industry 4.0. It outlines the recent technical developments toward Industry 4.0 and the technical and societal trends that play a role for the new industrial revolution. Finally, it derives research trends and challenges and gives an outline of the research topics addressed in this collection.

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Büttner, S., Röcker, C. (2023). Human-Technology Interaction in the Context of Industry 4.0: Current Trends and Challenges. In: Röcker, C., Büttner, S. (eds) Human-Technology Interaction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99235-4_1

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