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It has been predicted for some time that the percentage of people of working age in Japan’s population will continue to fall at an accelerating rate. If social infrastructure is to be maintained appropriately, efficiency gains that enable this infrastructure to be managed by fewer people will be crucial. Accordingly, Hitachi has been replicating workplaces in three dimensions and collecting data in various forms to develop a Worksite Augmenting metaverse that can improve work efficiency by providing people with an intuitive sense of where in the workplace that data comes from.
This article describes the progress of studies into using this technology in applications ranging from rolling stock design to maintenance information, and especially for the management of construction work at plants. It also reports on the co-creation work being undertaken with Microsoft Corporation to facilitate a rapid roll out of the technology across different industries.
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