Smart Manufacturing System Using LLM for Human-Robot Collaboration: Applications and Challenges

Abstract

In the era of Industry 4.0, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and the internet of things (IoT) are rapidly transforming and upgrading the manufacturing industry, with robots playing an increasingly crucial role in this process. These advancements lay the foundation for high-quality development in intelligent manufacturing. With the introduction of Industry 5.0, the human-centered approach has gained significant attention, giving rise to a new field of human-centric manufacturing. The distinction between humans and robots in intelligent manufacturing systems is becoming increasingly blurred, and research on human-robot collaboration has become a hot topic. This paper proposes a prototype method for human-robot smart collaborative operation in intelligent manufacturing systems, based on the integration of large language model (LLM) and machine vision. By leveraging the strengths of commuter vision and LLMs, the method aims to enhance the intelligence of human-robot smart collaboration in manufacturing systems. Additionally, this study disused the applications and challenges of this proposed model.