The Virtual Replica
A **Digital Twin** is a virtual model of a physical object, process, or system. In US enterprises, it’s being used to simulate, predict, and optimize performance in the real world.
Use Cases
- Manufacturing: A digital twin of a production line can be used to test changes or predict maintenance needs without stopping the real line.
- Smart Cities: Modeling traffic flow or energy consumption to optimize urban planning.
- Healthcare: Creating a digital twin of a patient to simulate the effects of different treatments.
The Technology
Digital twins rely on IoT sensors to gather real-time data from the physical world, and AI/ML to build and run the simulations, often in the cloud.
