Of course, Jiang Chen had seen the Super Marines before. For Big White, who was usually naive and cool when he fought, it was impossible for him not to have a deep impression of him. Even from a business point of view, Big White was one of the more successful cartoon characters created by Disney in recent years.
"Housekeeping robot? Big White? " Jiang Chen looked at the 3D concept image on the computer screen with great interest. He dragged the mouse and adjusted the angle of the image.
The human-shaped structure was covered by polyethylene. In order to avoid triggering the horror effect that would cause users to feel disgusted, the robot's head was specially designed to be long and cone-shaped, while the other parts still retained the human body structure. The legs were designed with pulleys and bipedal walking modes, corresponding to flat ground and stairs respectively.
Amos was still modest. Not only was he good at robots and artificial intelligence, but he also had a deep understanding of ergonomics.
"Cleaning, washing dishes, simple cooking skills, even repairing light bulbs, faucets, and simple carpentry …"
"The function is good, but will there be a market?" Jiang Chen noticed that the skeleton of the robot was made of titanium alloy, and the special polyethylene material covering the robot's body was not cheap.
The price of the robot would not be affordable.
If the user was not particularly lazy, they could probably do the housework themselves.
"There is no low-end market, but there is a mid-range and high-end market. Because of their lifestyle, Asians may not need it, but UA people will love it. "
The labor cost in UA was very high, and UA people were particularly lazy in life. It was conceivable that this kind of housekeeping robot would have a good market prospect in UA and Europe. As for the Asian market, based on Future Group's brand, the sales would not be too bad.
The more Jiang Chen looked at the robot that was still in the concept image stage, the more satisfied he was.
Not only was he satisfied with the robot, but he was also very satisfied with Amos himself.
Strictly speaking, this would be the first product developed by the modern world in the near future. The doctor from Ber didn't disappoint his expectations. Not only did he digest the computer technology from the apocalypse as a "beginner", but he also designed this interesting thing.
"I'm very satisfied with this product, but the basic artificial intelligence database and D + + programming language —"
"I know, these are corporate secrets. This housekeeping robot can be counted as the property of Future Group. My only request is to put my name on the developer of this robot, "Amos said immediately.
"No, you misunderstood me." Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "You designed the software and the robot, so of course it will be signed with your name. This robot will be produced by Future Heavy Industries, and I hope you can design the production line. Future Group would invest in the project with database authorization and 200 million USD, accounting for 80% of the shares. What do you think? "
Amos was stunned.
He didn't expect Jiang Chen to be so generous.
He had been researching this housekeeping robot for a long time, but because of technical bottlenecks, he had been unable to control the memory occupied by the system program within the load range of the main control chip. They could either reduce the robot's functions or redesign the main control chip with more memory and stronger CPU performance.
But the D + + programming language solved his problem perfectly. Using part of the basic artificial intelligence database allowed him to make the robot more human-like and its logical response closer to a living human. To this end, he also designed an intelligent program similar to Little White in Future 1.0 for the robot so that the robot could have daily conversations with users.
Without the basic artificial intelligence database and D + + programming language provided by Future Group, it would be impossible for him to complete the next-generation housekeeping robot.
What's more, he completed the final design of the robot using Future Group's laboratory. From a legal perspective, the robot was also the property of Future Group. So when Jiang Chen brought up the issue of database authorization, he straightforwardly expressed that he would give the robot to Jiang Chen.
He just didn't expect Jiang Chen to propose a partnership and share the profits with him.
Amos certainly wouldn't refuse Jiang Chen's generosity because there was no reason to refuse. Out of the spirit of scientific research, he couldn't use other people's technology for profit, even if the technology wasn't patented and it was a corporate secret of Future Group. But that didn't mean he didn't like money.
Of course, he was still very grateful for Jiang Chen's initiative. After all, it was the culmination of his countless efforts. It was absolutely impossible to say he didn't want to part with it.
Future Group provided the technology authorization, and he could take 20% of the profits without any risk. It was undoubtedly generous to the extreme. As for designing the production line, it wasn't a difficult task for a genius like him.
"Regarding the details of the production of this housekeeping robot, I hope you can consider a few suggestions, but before that, can you please leave?" Jiang Chen smiled and looked at the girl standing at the door of the living room.
Amos nodded, ordered his daughter to close the door, and looked at Jiang Chen again.
"Is it something that's inconvenient for outsiders to hear? You can rest assured that my Miriam is very sensible. "
"It's true that it's inconvenient for outsiders to hear … but rather than saying it's because it's difficult to talk about it." Jiang Chen lowered his voice and leaned forward to Amos. He suppressed the awkwardness in his heart and said, "Speaking of artificial intelligence, robot, maid, these three keywords, didn't you think of adult toys?"
"How could I think of it!"
"It would be strange if I didn't think of it!"
As a result, the two almost quarreled.
…
Statistics showed that the overall demand for adult products in Hua exceeded 50 billion in 15 years. From 2006 to 2016, the compound growth rate of the industry reached 30%. It was ranked first among all the unpopular industries with high profits. As for the size of the global market, there was no reliable data to estimate, but no matter from which perspective, it was not a small number.
Note, this was a discussion of the market size!
It was too wasteful to just have a housekeeping robot. There was artificial intelligence, and the polyethylene material could mimic the touch of human skin. Why didn't they use the foundation of the existing robots to further design products to meet the needs of single people?
It could do housework, cook, warm the bed, and never be capricious. Where else could he find a girlfriend like this?
Of course, there must be a full-age housekeeping robot with housework capabilities, but the R18 high-simulation housekeeping robot must also be included!
But as a result, Amos' workload would increase.
Although he studied ergonomics, he didn't have the slightest understanding of adult products. Facial expression simulation, introduction of personality and emotions from the basic artificial intelligence database, new postures, and a series of other new elements all needed to be designed.
To reduce his workload, Jiang Chen increased the budget of the lab and ordered him to form a project team to design the "high-simulation" robot that was still in the concept stage.
Also, before he left the lab, Jiang Chen repeatedly reminded him.
The program in the chip must be encrypted by the software provided by the group. Basic artificial intelligence database was one of the core technologies that led Future Group to the world. Even if the D + + programming language was opened to the modern world in the near future, the artificial intelligence database would not be released so early.
Unless Future Group obtained a new advantage.
…
After taking care of these matters, Jiang Chen returned to the apocalypse and brought the software designed by Amos to Du Yongkang.
"The designer of this program has at least reached C-level computer technology." After testing the program for a while, Du Yongkang squeezed his chin and nodded reluctantly.
"If this guy applied to your company before the war, would you hire him?" Jiang Chen asked.
Du Yongkang couldn't understand the general's meaning. He rubbed his chin and thought for a moment before he carefully phrased his words. "Ability assessment is only part of the criteria. The game company I worked at before the war focused more on the employee's creativity and passion. This kind of graduate level work … at least proves that his university studies weren't in vain. My department might want it, but they might not. "
Hearing this, Jiang Chen had a bitter smile.
If Amos, the former professor at the University of Ber, heard that the program he worked so hard to design was only at the level of a university student in Du Yongkang's eyes, who knew if this young genius with a double degree would grab his neck and start a fight with him. He heard that Europeans, whether it was a meeting or academic discussion, had a tradition of fists.
"Can you get him to our department?" Seeing that Jiang Chen was about to leave, Du Yongkang immediately said.
"Didn't you say his level was only a graduate level work?" Jiang Chen rolled his eyes.
"Even if he's a high school student … Our department really doesn't have enough manpower! At least a C-level! It's already up to standard! You promised us that if there's a suitable person, he'll be transferred to our department … "
Seeing that Du Yongkang was begging him with tears and snot, Jiang Chen didn't say anything else and left before Du Yongkang started to suck up to him …
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