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@article{192367,
        author = {Ms Kajal Sharma and Dr. Nirali C. Dave},
        title = {The Rise of Industry 6.0: An Analysis and Comprehensive Review of Technological Shift},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {9},
        pages = {946-954},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=192367},
        abstract = {Technological breakthroughs, economic pressures, and changing societal expectations have all led to several revolutions in industrial systems. New organisational structures and industrial paradigms were introduced at every level, from Industry 1.0's mechanisation to Industry 2.0's mass production, automation, and digitalisation. Industry 5.0 emerged with its focus on human-centeredness, ethical AI, and long-term cooperation. While Industry 4.0 focused on data-driven automation and cyber-physical systems, its technology-centric orientation revealed constraints on sustainability, resilience, and human well-being. In keeping with the concept of Society 6.0, Industry 6.0 is developing as a post-digital socio-technical paradigm that seeks to strike a balance between industrial autonomy, moral governance, human values, and long-term societal sustainability. Advanced artificial intelligence, autonomous robots, decentralised cognitive manufacturing, and system design focused on sustainability set it apart. The current review systematically examines Industry 6.0 by synthesising recent peer-reviewed literature to analyse its key enabling technologies, human-centric and sustainability dimensions, managerial and policy implications, and open research challenges that influence its future industrial adoption.},
        keywords = {Industry 6.0, Society 6.0, Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins, Cyber-Physical Systems, Intelligent Robotics, Digital Transformation.},
        month = {February},
        }