Metaverse: Industrial Applications – challenges and opportunities

Metaverse is a concept that refers to a space where the physical and virtual worlds coexist in harmony through technology. Technologies such as virtual, augmented, and extended reality have introduced the necessary tools to overcome the challenges that arise in the Industrial Metaverse revolution. Thus, it is now more than ever essential and imperative to analyze, design, and develop applications, as well as the underlying infrastructure, and adapt the key enabling technologies that will facilitate the transition from Industry 5.0 to Metaverse. In this work, we aim to recognize the challenges, explore the technical advances, and present the solutions and applications that emerge towards a human centric, resilient and sustainable society.