@article{starly_koprov_bharadwaj_batchelder_breitenbach_2023, title={“Unreal” factories: Next generation of digital twins of machines and factories in the Industrial Metaverse}, volume={37}, ISSN={2213-8463}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2023.07.021}, DOI={10.1016/j.mfglet.2023.07.021}, abstractNote={In its current technology form, digital twins are 3D representations that still lack the realism necessary to enable digital twins to progress towards virtual collaboration and high-fidelity simulation. In this short paper, ten technologies necessary to build the next generation of digital twins of factories are elucidated with a focus on real-time rendering while capturing dynamic states within machines, two-way real-time data transfer between assets and synthetic generation of factory states. Potential applications are also outlined to enable the community to further imagine technology needs and research questions that arise as the next generation of Digital twins are developed.}, journal={Manufacturing Letters}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Starly, Binil and Koprov, Pavel and Bharadwaj, Akshay and Batchelder, Thomas and Breitenbach, Bennett}, year={2023}, month={Sep}, pages={50–52} }