AI and automation enhance safety in forestry

29th January 2026 – ROUNDTABLE: Industry 5.0 in Theory and Practice: What have we learned, and what’s next?

An interactive online roundtable, bringing together leading voices from the EU HORIZON projects AI REDGIO 5.0, BRIDGES 5.0, PROSPECTS 5.0, SEISMEC, SKILLABILITY, and UPSKILL to explore the evolving landscape of Industry 5.0.

Embrace and promote collaboration between forest workers and advanced technologies. Use AI and automation to assist in tasks that are dangerous or strenuous for humans, such as felling trees or fighting forest fires. That will free humans from the burden of those menial tasks and allow them to focus on other more complex tasks that require judgement, decision-making, and complex motor control.

Source: A. Holzinger et al., ‘From Industry 5.0 to Forestry 5.0: Bridging the gap with HumanCentered Artificial Intelligence’, Current Forestry Reports, pp. 1–14, Sep. 2024, doi: 10.1007/s40725-024-00231-7