The research and development team was formed.
As the boss, Chen Jin told Su You Jie, Zhou Kun, and the others about the product that he wanted to develop.
He wanted to make a robot sweeping the floor.
He also put forward a few specific requirements for the robot:
First, it had to be able to clean the dirt on the floor by 9%.
Second, it had to adopt an intelligent cleaning mode. Its cleaning efficiency was 50% higher than that of other robots. It would save time and electricity.
Third, the production cost of each robot must be kept below $1,500.
Not only that, but Chen Jin also took out more than ten of his hand-drawn robot blueprints and explained them to them.
He even touched on the detailed design of each subsystem, the specific working principles, and the algorithm of the intelligent cleaning program.
The explanations were very detailed. The design was mature and reasonable.
The feasibility of the plan was very high!
Su You Jie, Zhou Kun, and the others looked at Chen Jin in surprise.
The boss in front of them was not just rich. His mechanical design skills were not any weaker than any of them.
His professional and professional performance made them put away the contempt in their hearts. They no longer dared to look down on the boss in front of them.
Of course, they also put forward their own ideas.
"Mr. Chen, the best cleaning robot on the market at present is irobot from M Country. It can clean up 8% of the dirt on the floor. It's very difficult to improve further. Isn't the 9% target you set a bit too high?" Wu Lei said.
"Yeah, 9%. Even we humans can't clean the floor to such an extent. It also puts a high requirement on the robot's ability to work. It can easily lead to a high marginal cost. Shouldn't we lower the target a little bit? For example, 99%."
Zhang Zhiwei adjusted his glasses that were as thick as the bottom of a wine bottle.
"No, this target will not be lowered."
Chen Jin shook his head. "'The Cleanest Floor' is the core competitiveness of our robot. Other targets can be lowered, but this target cannot be lowered!"
He uttered a classic sentence, "We must let our users experience the beauty that technology brings."
"I understand, Mr. Chen."
Wu Lei, Zhang Zhi Wei, and the others nodded.
Captain Su You Jie studied the blueprint in his hand, nodding and shaking his head from time to time.
He put down the drawing, raised his head, and thought for a moment before saying, "Chief Chen, there is no problem with the design you gave me. The robot sweeper can work normally, but the shape of the robot is a humanoid robot, not a traditional disc-shaped one. This brings with it problems of complex structure and complicated control procedures. The manufacturing cost of the mechanical moving joints is high. Coupled with the high-definition camera system on the robot's head, the manufacturing cost of this robot sweeper will not be less than 2,000 yuan."
"So, it's a bit unrealistic to keep the production cost below 1500."
Su You Jie had been working with robots for more than ten years. He came from an ordinary family, so he was very sensitive to costs. He immediately saw the problem with the design.
That was the high cost!
Generally speaking, the cost of manufacturing humanoid robots was very high, so it was rare to see humanoid robots in the civilian market.
"More than two thousand?"
Chen Jin smiled and suddenly asked, "If the sales volume of this model of cleaning robot reaches 1 million units and above, can the cost be reduced to around $1,500?"
One million?
Su You Jie was stunned. He nodded and said, "If it's mass production, it shouldn't be a problem to reduce the cost by more than 20%. But …"
One million units was the best-selling Da Mi cleaning robot in the market. It was priced at $1,699. The domestic sales volume had only exceeded 1 million units after it was launched for more than a year. It was already considered a hit.
After all, Z country had just become rich in recent years. Compared to white goods such as televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners, cleaning robots were not a necessity. Moreover, household hygiene was usually done by someone. Unless the family was very well off, few people would think of buying a cleaning robot.
"Unnecessary light luxury goods" — this was the awkward position of cleaning robots at the moment.
Xing Hai Technologies' cleaning robot was still in the design phase. It had not been fully developed. The estimated manufacturing cost of a single robot was more than $1,500. After going through various channels, the market price would be even higher.
A high price would definitely lead to poor sales.
Su You Jie suggested, "Chief Chen, I think it's better for the company to develop a traditional cleaning robot."
Beside him, Zhou Kun also nodded. "Chief Chen, what You Jie said makes sense. As a product developer, we must first consider the market environment and come up with the product that the market needs the most."
"No, no, no!"
Chen Jin waved his hand. "A truly good product can create a large market by itself. Only mediocre products will cater to the market and trigger homogenous competition. Xing Hai Technologies is a different company. We specialize in different products. Xing Hai Technologies will never participate in a homogenous competition. "
"Your suggestions are reasonable, but my proposal will not be adjusted. You will develop according to my proposal. Unify your thoughts and concentrate your efforts. First, develop the cleaning robot that I want!"
Chen Jin said in an unquestionable tone. The design of the cleaning robot that he had brought with him had been simulated and designed by the artificial intelligence Alice. She had also taken a lot of reference from the history of Haierfa. There was a design of a cleaning robot called "Wawa-1" (yes, it was the model before Wawa). The similarity in appearance was more than 95%.
As the first humanoid household robot in the history of Haierfa, the "WAWA-1" robot quickly sold more than 90 million units worldwide once it was introduced to the market. It was a huge success.
All roads to success were similar. With a ready-made and successful product in front of him as a reference, Chen Jin believed that he could definitely succeed!
Therefore, he was not willing to listen to those who were pessimistic, refuting, or pessimistic.
"Alright!"
Su You Jie and Zhou Kun looked at each other and withdrew their thoughts.
Their current role was to work for the boss, and they were no longer a freelance team like before. Many of the design ideas and decisions could only be based on the boss's ideas. They only needed to work hard and make the boss's ideas come true.
"Uh, I think that the robot designed by Chief Chen is pretty good. It looks so cute and silly. If there really is such a cleaning robot in the market, I will definitely buy one!"
The girl, Xiao Xiao, stared at the design in front of her. She rested her chin on her hands and pouted. Her eyes were full of little stars.
"Yeah, I think so too. This robot designed by Chief Chen is really too cute. I really want to build it immediately."
The girl, Yang Qiuying, nodded. She also liked the design.
In most families, housewives were the ones responsible for cleaning. Women were emotional creatures. They did not have much resistance to cute, adorable, and exquisite items. They were often willing to pay a premium for them.
Thinking of this, the eyes of Su You Jie, Zhou Kun, and the others lit up.
Xiao Xiao asked, "Chief Chen, have you given this robot a name? I think it should have a name. "Xiao Xiao asked.
"Of course!"
Chen Jin nodded and smiled. "Its name is' Wa-wah. 'It is the Wa-wah robot."
Wa-wah?
This …
Everyone looked at each other. This name was very ordinary. It was really not worth mentioning.
"Don't worry. As for why it is called 'Wa-wah,' you will know the reason in the future."
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