The fourth industrial revolution

Technological advancement in robotics, sensors, big data, automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) together constitute a new industrial revolution, known as the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ (4IR) or Industry 4.0 (Inform, 2020).

In this video, we explore the history of industrial revolution from the end of the eighteenth century to the current day and find out how the technologies involved were applied in diverse businesses.

Your task

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References

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