From smart buildings and jet engines, to warships and even entire factories the ability to create a real-time digital representation of an asset – a so called digital twin – is already revolutionising many areas of technology.
Earlier this year, in partnership with the engineering giant Babcock International Group, The Engineer brought together a panel of experts to explore this concept in more detail, consider examples of the digital twin in action and discuss some of the challenges and benefits of implementing and maintaining a digital twin
The following report examines some of the key topics explored during this discussion. You can also view a recording of the entire discussion here.