The Tech Convergence exhibition exhibition is held on the 2nd floor of NAVER 1784, the world’s first robot-friendly building. This exhibition is divided into two sections: the Digital Twin section and the Robot section.
The guide below will help you to fully enjoy the Digital Twin section of the exhibition.
DIGITAL TWIN
Introduction
The 1784 building exists in the digital world as well as in our physical world through digital twin technology, which replicates reality. NAVER has been intensifying its research on digital twin technology since 2016, and now possesses solutions that enable the creation of large-scale digital twins covering entire cities and buildings.
ALIKE Solution
NAVER’s digital twin solution is named “ALIKE.” Its key feature is that it transfers vast spaces encompassing interiors, exteriors, and entire cities onto the cloud, by utilizing aerial photography, AI and various mapping devices. The ALIKE solution is now being utilized in multiple fields, having garnered interest from many countries and institutions. In 2020, 600,000 buildings throughout Seoul were constructed in 3D, and a total of 2,092 km of roads with four or more lanes were recreated to precise detail, down to the lanes and road markings. This solution is also being utilized in robots, autonomous driving, smart buildings, smart cities, AR/VR, etc.
Diverse Mapping Devices
NAVER LABS internally develops and produces multiple mapping devices for creating digital twins. The R series are on-road devices, the M series are mapping robots, the T series are wearable mapping devices applied to complex spaces like stairs, and the P series are panoramic mapping systems.
M1, mapping robot
M2, mapping robot
T2-B, backpack type mapping device
R3, mobile mapping system
City-Scale Digital Twins
City-scale digital twins are used for urban planning in smart cities, autonomous driving, and 3D visual effects (VFX) in the entertainment industry.
3D model of Seoul
Digital twins used for 3D visual effects (VFX) in TV shows
Autonomous driving utilizing an HD map of the city
Large-Scale Indoor and Outdoor Digital Twins
Digital twins of large-scale spaces such as buildings and shopping malls are utilized for service robots, indoor navigation, and immersive content including AR/VR.
Digital twin of NAVER 1784
Robot autonomous driving using digital twins
Indoor AR navigation
NAVER's Digital Twin Services
NAVER’s digital twin technology is commercialized on NAVER CLOUD Platform, and sequentially being applied to services like NAVER Map Street View and NAVER Real Estate Service.
Tech Convergence
Digital twins are connected to robots via the NAVER CLOUD Platform. With this process, all of our robots share a massive brain and become increasingly smarter. NAVER seamlessly merges the real and digital worlds through digital twins, robots, and the cloud.
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