News release overview
Hitachi develops Worksite-Augmenting Metaverse, a fusion of worksite data-collection technology and generative AI
Improved operational efficiency verified in the relocation work of a full-scale model of a nuclear power plant, showing potential for implementation in diverse industrial fields.
Full-scale model of a structure in a nuclear power plant replicated in a metaverse space *1 (aerial view)
*1Built with a grant from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Tokyo, December 18, 2023 – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, "Hitachi") has been engaged in the development of metaverse technology to expedite worksite operations and improve information sharing and consensus building between stakeholders off-site (design, quality assurance, management, etc.) and on-site (construction, manufacturing, etc.) in construction, manufacturing, and maintenance worksites in the energy and transportation sectors. Hitachi is pleased to announce Worksite-Augmenting Metaverse ("the technology"), a fusion of technologies developed over the past years, for the application in industrial sectors.
Hitachi has applied the technology in the relocation work of a full-scale model of a nuclear power plant (a "mock-up") in collaboration with Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. ("Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy") and Hitachi Plant Construction, Ltd. ("Hitachi Plant Construction"). Hitachi has confirmed that the technology is effective in improving operational efficiency, without the need for special digital equipment, by reducing backtracking due to interdepartmental knowledge gaps as well as shortening waiting time for the completion of other tasks.
Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy and Hitachi Plant Construction will apply the technology to improving operational efficiency and safety, knowledge transfer and upskilling of workforce at nuclear power plants. Furthermore, Hitachi will contribute to the sustainable operation and management of global social infrastructure by collaborating with clients across a broad range of industrial sectors to improve worksite efficiency.
