Antero Karvonen & Pertti Saariluoma
The difference between traditional and future industrial processes will be in the extent, role and nature of human thought, perception and action. Currently we are somewhere in between. Traditional technology is predicated on the necessity of human guidance and input for steering the processes. Since at least the advent of computers and servomechanisms, this role has been changing. For example, many harbors are largely automated today. Equally, many planes can take off and land with minimal human intervention.