digital twin
Computer-mirrored counterpart
A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical object, system, or process, updated in real time with data from sensors and other sources.
Engineers use digital twins to simulate performance, predict failures, and test modifications without touching the actual equipment: The factory's digital twin showed where bottlenecks would occur before production began.
The concept extends from individual machines to entire cities or supply chains.
- virtual modelComputer-rendered human representation
- factory floorManufacturing workspace area
- simulationImitation of real processes
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
- real-time dataInformation continuously updated now
augmented reality · cloud computing · edge computing · replica · cost reduction · synchronization · sensors · 3D modeling · emulation · IoT · personalized medicine · machine learning · energy management · risk mitigation · urban planning · physical · mirror · 3D
- digital technologyinternet, software, streaming, computers, CGI
- digital thingsavatar, chatbot, AI assistant, virtual pet, NPC
- Simulationimitating, copying, mimicking, replicating, mirroring
- Futurismjetpacks, holograms, robots, androids, cyborgs
- immersive experiencesvirtual reality, VR, augmented reality, AR, mixed reality
- simulation techflight simulator, driving simulator, VR headset, motion capture, physics engine
digital twinhardware
Metal goods and fittings
analog system · brick-and-mortar · meatspace · flesh and blood · physical reality