Insights
Research, thinking, and field notes from the Cybarete team on agent-based automation, grounded in holonic principles—bounded agents that act locally under constraints and coordinate for system-level coherence.
A holonic approach to clinical pathway data analysis
A clinical pathway digital twin built from holons that can ingest messy real-world data, validate it, and produce automated analyses and reports for healthcare teams.
Development of a clinical pathway digital twin
A holonic, modular digital twin concept applied to clinical pathways—aimed at turning complex pathway data into timely, actionable insight for care teams.
Manufacturing SMEs: your workforce is the system
The most valuable—and expensive—asset in an SME is often the workforce’s judgment. The goal isn’t to replace it; it’s to multiply it.
Precision farming needs agent-based systems
Precision agriculture has the data. The next step is closed-loop action: multi-agent coordination across sensing, decision, and actuation.
Possibilities and Challenges for Human-System Integration in the South African Manufacturing Context
A grounded look at what enables (and blocks) human–system integration in South African manufacturing, from infrastructure constraints to workforce realities.
A Design Process for Holonic Cyber-Physical Systems Using the ARTI and BASE Architectures
A repeatable design process for moving holonic architectures from concept to implementation, using ARTI structure and BASE execution primitives.
Mining is ready for disruptive innovation
Mining has been “automated” for decades—but much of it is still built on legacy control patterns. The next wave is coordination, not just control.
Holons and the future of agent-based systems
Koestler’s “holon” is a surprisingly modern blueprint for agent-based industrial systems—and a reminder to design for the unexpected, not just the spec.
Classification of Technical Challenges to Human-System Integration in Cyber-Physical Systems
A structured map of where human–system integration breaks down in cyber-physical systems—representation, communication, and interfacing—and what to tackle first.
Effective Human Integration in Modern Manufacturing Environments: A Problem of Administrative Logistics
A practical way to measure and reduce the “administrative overhead” that makes human–system integration feel slow, fragile, and hard to scale on the factory floor.
Interfacing with Humans in Factories of the Future: Holonic Interface Services for Ambient Intelligence Environments
A holonic approach to human–system interfacing that treats interfaces as services—enabling ambient intelligence environments that adapt to the worker and context.
Activity Lifecycle Description for Communication in Human-Integrated Industry 4.0 Environments
A simple lifecycle model that makes “what’s happening now” legible across humans and digital executors—scheduled, executing, completed.
Human Digital Twin for integrating human workers in Industry 4.0
A proposal for representing the human as a first-class “digital twin” entity—so tasks, constraints, and interaction can be coordinated like any other system resource.
Interviews with industry: Humans and Industry 4.0 in composites production
Interview notes capturing real-world expectations and concerns about Industry 4.0 in composites production—what practitioners want, and what they fear breaking.