The chess game was over. The winner was determined.
Xing Hai Technologies had gotten rid of all its troubles and difficulties. It had thoroughly established its reputation and firmly occupied the dominant position in the cleaning robot market. It could no longer be shaken.
The loser perished. Rock Technologies declared bankruptcy and dissolution. The founder, Cheng Yun Feng, committed suicide by jumping off a building. He lost all his reputation and left behind a pile of feathers.
After Chen Jin heard the news, he could not help but sigh.
"If it's just a normal business competition, I won't do anything to you if you poach a few technicians. After all, your company has hundreds of jobs and involves the livelihood of hundreds of families. I don't mind letting you have a bite of the pie.
You can only blame yourself for being too greedy and despicable! Leaking information, spreading rumors, slandering, by hook or by crook, you want Xing Hai Technologies dead! If I didn't have Haierfa, you would have really won.
It's a pity that you have all your skills and a good technology company. It's a pity that you lost your mind. "
Chen Jin lamented like a crocodile's tears. It seemed a little hypocritical.
But this was the cruelty of business competition!
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Japan.
Yaskawa Electric Corporation.
"Mr. Nan Yun, the company intends to send you to Z country to investigate the situation of a mysterious brushless motor. Baka, the people from Xing Hai Technologies actually said that the performance of the brushless motor they are using is better than ours. This is impossible! Mr. Minami, go to Z country. You must investigate this matter thoroughly! "said the skinny middle-aged man.
"Yes, Division Chief!"
Minami Shuuichi, a young Japanese man, nodded and bowed.
Similarly, inside Fanuc Robot Co., Ltd.
"Mr. Noda, I have a mission for you. I want you to make a trip to Z country and investigate Ao You Xing Hai Technologies. Find out which supplier solved the supply problem of the movable parts for their robotic arms. They might have infringed on our company's patent." Noda was very excited.
"Yes, Division Chief."
Noda Masao, who was in his early thirties, nodded.
…
April 30th.
Chen Jin, who had been continuously transporting parts from Haierfa for 45 days, finally could not take it anymore. He planned to go on strike and rest for a while.
Every day, 50,000 times 45, a total of 2.25 million pieces (sets) of core parts were transported to Earth.
It was enough for the OEM factory to produce two million Wa-wah robots.
In addition to the initial one million Wa-wah robots.
In total, more than three million Wa-wah robots could be produced.
Therefore, on the 30th, Xing Hai Technologies' official Taobao store, Jingxi Mall, and other channels released the third batch of 500,000 Wa-wah robots for pre-order. In the end, they were all sold out within 15 minutes.
After these 3 million units were sold, Chen Jin decided to stop production of the first generation of the Wa-wah robot. Instead, he would prepare for the mass production of the true Wa-wah robot generation 0.
That's right, as the "True Generation 0" of the Wa-wah robot did not have many improvements, Chen Jin could not call it the "True Generation 0". He could only add the word "True" in front of the word "0" … to indicate that there were only a few improvements, but there was not much difference in essence.
Of course, in the eyes of others, it could be said to be an "all-round improvement and a qualitative leap." But Chen Jin really could not do such a shameless thing. Because according to the technical development route that he had planned in his mind, the intensity of this upgrade was completely like squeezing toothpaste. It was just to make money, and there was no sincerity in it.
Therefore, the production of the first generation of the Wa-wah robot was halted. Recently, the development of the true generation 0, which had basically been completed, had achieved mass production. Chen Jin planned to prepare a few big moves on the Wa-wah robot 0 to make a "epoch-making" upgrade.
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Haierfa.
Base of Operations.
In a large steel room with a length of 30 meters, a width of 10 meters, and a height of nearly 5 meters.
Alice's new body was placed inside. It was made up of 306 big red cabinets with a maximum computing power of 100 quadrillion Flops and a power consumption of 3,000 kilowatts. After it was fully activated, in order to dissipate a large amount of hardware heat, the air compression air conditioner placed outside the steel room would blow out cold air that was more than -50 degrees Celsius. This would lower the ambient temperature to below -20 degrees Celsius, thus maintaining the computer's optimal working condition.
Not bad.
The super computer "Deep Red" in Rockford was all moved to the base by the robots. After cleaning the dust and debugging, it was successfully activated. With the help of the robots, Alice could not wait to complete the devouring.
Currently, Alice had completed the upgrade from a level 16 artificial intelligence to a level 22.
It possessed the ability to build a virtual environment. The virtual world that Chen Jin had been looking forward to had become something that could be touched.
He immediately asked Alice to build a small virtual world. He wanted to go in and experience it.
"Yes, master … the virtual world has been built."
In less than 10 minutes, Alice had built a virtual world. In fact, she had used the data stored in the original "Deep Red" to activate an original virtual world.
This activated virtual world was Rockford City, or rather, "Virtual Rockford City" — a virtual city with a high degree of simulation. It was almost no different from the real Rockford City.
Therefore, this was called "virtual reality."
The virtual world had been created. Virtual helmets that could be used to log into the virtual world could be found anywhere on Haierfa. After getting a batch, Alice picked out a few that were useful and placed them in front of Chen Jin for him to choose.
"Master, the first one on the left is the OAS-8 virtual helmet produced by Oasis Company. It has a maximum degree of realism of 87%. Its advantages are comfort, naturalness, and safety.
"Master, the second one in the middle is the TNT-11 virtual helmet produced by Sink Company. It has a maximum degree of realism of 91%. Its advantages are strong immersion and good operability.
"Master, the one on the far right is the SUP-15 virtual helmet produced by Jizhi Company. It has a maximum degree of realism of 95%. It is the choice of hardcore players who pursue extreme realism."
Chen Jin looked at the three virtual helmets. He did not know which one to choose.
Logically speaking, he should choose the one on the far right. The higher the degree of realism, the better.
But Alice explained that the degree of realism of the virtual helmet and the degree of realism of the virtual world deployed in the server were two different concepts.
The degree of realism of the virtual world could reach … infinitely close to 100% as long as the computing power of the computer was high enough.
The degree of realism of the virtual helmet was related to the performance of the 3D display, the brain wave receiver, the nerve connector, and other components in the virtual helmet. It directly affected the senses of the player's head. It was impossible for the degree of realism to reach 100%. It could only infinitely close.
Moreover, the degree of realism of the virtual helmet was not necessarily better. The closer you were to reality, the deeper the bioelectric probe of the nerve connector pierced into the skin, the greater the current generated, and the greater the fluctuations in the cerebral cortex. Once you encountered danger in the virtual world, the strong stimulation brought about by the strong sense of realism would cause damage to the brain.
In serious cases, it could lead to death!
But for hardcore players who pursued extreme realism, they were never afraid of danger.
But after some thought, Chen Jin still chose the OAS-8 virtual helmet from Oasis Corporation. This was because the bioelectric probe inside was shorter and did not need to pierce into the skin. It was unlike the SUP-15 virtual helmet from Ji Corporation, where the probe inside seemed to be inserted into the brain.
In addition, because it was his first experience, for safety's sake, Alice suggested that he adjust the degree of realism of the virtual helmet to less than 50% and set the pain level to 0%.
"Okay!"
Chen Jin did everything she said.
Then, he lay on the metal recliner, put on the virtual helmet, and logged into the virtual world.
The endless white light in front of him made him feel dazed.
When he came to his senses, he slowly opened his eyes. He was already on a green grassland.
"Chirp chirp chirp ~" The sound of birds chirping rang in his ears.
He took a deep breath and could actually smell the fragrance of flowers.
A gentle breeze brushed past his skin. The ambient temperature was very suitable.
The blue sky and white clouds above his head, the row upon row of high-rise buildings, the airships floating in the air, the cars and people coming and going … It was as if he was in a vivid, real world.
"Master, let me show you around this city!"
Alice appeared next to him. She was wearing a princess dress. She skipped over and held his hand. She pulled him, who was still in a daze, to tour the entire city.
Moreover, as an artificial intelligence that could change the rules at will, Alice could stop time, reverse the flow of rivers, make traffic disappear, adjust gravity parameters, and teleport to any corner of the city … She was the god of this world.
Of course, Chen Jin could do it too.
On an airship above the city.
Overlooking the entire city and gazing at the skyline in the distance, Chen Jin said with a sigh, "This is the real future."
Then, he thought about Earth.
His body was in a brand new era, and his consciousness was in an illusory world.
In the year 20X6, this phrase was widely spread among gamers. Because this year was the "First Year of VR," various technology companies launched various VR products in this year, such as VR glasses and VR games. Because wearing VR equipment could indeed give a completely different experience, it was very popular for a while.
But it only lasted for less than two years before this craze subsided. A large number of related companies closed down, and the group of gamers remained a minority.
VR … did not develop.
What was the reason?
The hardware configuration requirements were too high. The cost of purchasing a set of VR equipment was at least more than $10,000.
The experience was still too poor. There were only visual improvements. Players needed to hold a controller when operating it. They needed to turn their head and move their body. They could not control it with their thoughts.
Moreover, the refresh rate of the video was not high. It was very easy to get dizzy. There were many incidents of accidental leakage of electricity and deaths from falls … It was not very safe.
Similar AR had too many connections with reality. The sense of immersion was average, and it was somewhat nondescript.
"It seems that only the virtual helmet is the right path and the bright future."
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