Any Star Wars buff (or novice, for that matter) must remember the scene where R2-D2 projects a hologram of Princess Lei asking the semi-retired Jedi master Ben Kenobi for assistance: `Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You`re my only hope.` Fast forward 30 years into the present and, what was once fiction, has become reality. Today, the world is being transformed by a convergence of physical and digital technologies, impacting existing products, services, and environments. Enterprises are harnessing the power of 3D printing, the industrial Internet of Things, smart factories/Industry 4.0, and augmented reality...
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