What is it about?
This chapter explores how combining augmented reality (AR) and digital twin technology can transform industries. Digital twins create real-time virtual models of physical objects, while AR brings these models into our everyday view. By merging these tools, we can simulate, predict, and optimize systems like never before. This fusion opens new doors for innovation in fields like manufacturing, healthcare, and smart cities.
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Why is it important?
This work shows that combining augmented reality and digital twins is more than just using new technology — it can change how we design, manage, and improve real-world systems. Instead of waiting for problems to happen, we can predict and fix them early. As industries face increasing pressure to be smarter, faster, and more sustainable, this approach offers a powerful tool for the future.
Perspectives
I believe that the combination of augmented reality and digital twins will play a key role in shaping future industries and education. These technologies allow us to see and understand complex systems in new ways. What was once only imagined in science fiction is now becoming real. I hope this chapter will inspire others to explore how virtual and real-world connections can lead to smarter, more creative solutions for society.
Professor of The University of Osaka, &President of BEL Inc. Hideyuki Kanematsu
Osaka University
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This page is a summary of: For the Future: Fusion of Real and Virtual Worlds, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-3341-8_11.
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