Wearable Technologies for Enhancing Human-Machine Interaction and Safety in Industry 5.0: A Review

Wearable technologies have become pivotal for enhancing human-machine interaction and safety within the Industry 5.0 paradigm. This review assesses recent developments in wearable sensor technology, emphasizing their evolution from passive protective equipment into sophisticated active systems capable of delivering real-time monitoring, adaptive feedback, and proactive risk management. Key wearable applications explored in this paper include physiological monitoring, environmental hazard detection, ergonomic optimization, and intelligent assistive interactions. Despite substantial progress, significant research gaps persist, particularly in wearable-enabled real-time actuation capabilities, personalized adaptive intelligence integration, and collaborative multi-agent frameworks. This review identifies these critical wearable-centric challenges and outlines promising future research directions, underscoring the necessity of developing robust, adaptive, and collaborative wearable safety solutions for achieve resilient and intelligent industrial operations within Industry 5.0.