The processes of shipbuilding cannot be excluded from the value that technology brings, but the specifics of mechanical engineering must be considered to integrate them. There are many aspects in which technology can be applied to the profession. Managing and accessing all the information needed to properly and efficiently execute a naval project is one aspect where technology can have a very positive impact. Get access to all regulations, rules, design guidelines, best practices, lessons learned, etc. In a quick and intelligent way, understanding people's natural language, determining the most appropriate for the process being performed, and above all, cadmatic training.

The naval industry has long life cycles, so ship design needs to take this into account when incorporating technology into ship design and when training shipyard professionals. Virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality are closely related to the concept of the digital twin and interconnected with big data, which is generated by tools and all related solutions using the cloud concept.

Robotics

Activities in industrial environments such as shipyards are often dangerous, and the use of robots to perform such operations is very desirable, especially in repetitive processes or according to some more or less complex pattern.

Artificial Intelligence

This has extended the field of automated action to situations in which it is important to consider environmental conditions that are detected by sensors and trigger an automatic response to those situations. In the case of shipbuilding, as in any other industrialized field, there are a large number of activities that are currently performed by humans that, because of their repetitive and 100% parametric nature, could well be performed by bots. Technology exists and is constantly evolving, waiting for all processes to be analyzed and to determine which ones can be performed automatically.