Have you heard of the term digital twins? Or am I the only one who, since encountering it at a conference plenary, hasn’t stopped hearing about it?
At its core, a digital twin is a virtual model of a physical entity — a machine, a building, or even a planet! This type of virtual replica is becoming a reality thanks to advancements in compute capacity in recent years.
But what exactly is a digital twin, and why is it considered the next frontier in technological innovation?
Let’s explore it in this article!
Let’s imagine we had a twin, but instead of being an actual person, this twin is a digital version of ourselves. This digital twin would act just like us but exist on a computer. It could display real-time information about our body, such as stress levels or blood pressure, and even predict which symptoms we might develop in the future.
While the human body might be tricky to imagine, let’s look at a more practical example. If we had a digital twin of our car, we could track how the engine is running, monitoring brake wear for example, or even get suggestions on when to take it in for maintenance. A car’s digital twins could achieve this by…