From arms dealer to king of war

Johnny Payne watched the boss, his men and children board the muddy river bank in a rubber boat...

The old man smiled awkwardly. Just when he was about to go down to pick up the boss, he heard Igor shouting an excited greeting, and then two large dogs with a shoulder height of nearly one meter jumped out of the rubber boat...

After the two big dogs sprinted for more than ten meters on the mud, the ropes on their bodies suddenly straightened. Then the rubber boat was pulled out of the water, slid on the mud for more than ten meters, and stopped at the edge of the jungle.

Johnny Payne looked at the two big dogs with obvious mechanical characteristics. When he was about to speak in admiration, a man in a white coat behind him suddenly grabbed his arm and shouted in surprise: "'Project Fenrir'" The prototype is still in the laboratory, where did the boss get these two?"

Johnny Payne has become accustomed to the channels that Boss Joe cannot tell. Last month, he received several robots that were said to be from China's top secret laboratories. When he checked the performance of the robots, he found that they were similar to Telos. The system was struck by thunder and lightning...

At that time, Johnny Payne completely connected Boss Qiao with the Eastern Powers, and Boss Qiao's endless "good things" also had a reasonable explanation.

This guy is a smart man. When he 'discovered' the boss's 'secret', he chose to shut up and at the same time issued a product catalog to Boss Qiao...

When Boss Joe and the others stepped onto the river bank, a big tree in the jungle suddenly fell over, and then a small open space appeared behind Johnny Payne and the others...

Qiao Jia stopped Igor from running around with his sister. He grabbed Jino's ears and asked him to keep an eye on the energetic Igor. Then he walked up to Johnny Payne and took a look at the people who were watching the two big dogs. The dog's white coat, then smiled and said: "Man, if this is what you call a surprise, then you are going to be disappointed."

As Qiao Jia looked up at the unmanned airship above his head, he shook his head and said: "If this is your so-called solution, then I will deduct half of your budget for this year, because I feel that you are wasting my money. .”

Johnny Payne said confidently: "Boss, this is a plan devised by those Chinese boys.

The wired charging solution for airships and robots has greatly accelerated our base construction.

You should go in with me and take a look, you will definitely be surprised there! "

Qiao Jia shook his head noncommittally and said, "Then go and have a look..."

The shape of Telos's labor robot is close to the robot in the movie "I, Robot".

It’s just that the outdoor labor robot does not use the translucent plastic in the movie as its shell, but chooses composite materials printed by 3D printers, which not only has good protection capabilities, but also makes the robot look stronger.

As if to show off the advanced nature of the induction command model, Johnny Payne arranged for the robots to open roads. They all held tools and controlled them like real humans to chop down trees and open roads, and then used a method that seemed a bit weird to humans. The smooth rhythm moves the felled tree obstacles away.

The motors designed by Johnny Payne themselves were redesigned and adjusted according to the different functions of each joint. With the assistance of low torque, the robot can show strong strength.

Qiao Jia is satisfied with the flexibility of these robots. However, the key components of these robots, such as joints and motors, are all processed by his boss. In terms of pure market price, the price of more than 500,000 US dollars is still a bit high. too exaggerated.

If you want to reduce costs, the first thing you must consider is mass production...

It’s just that there are still too few places in the world that have demand for this kind of robot. The only way is to find a large company to cooperate, transplant key components to other types of mechanical products, and then use the high output of this machinery to reduce key components. The cost of the original.

Boss Qiao hasn't figured out the specific method yet, but his current demand is not particularly large, so it doesn't matter if he puts it aside for the time being.

Under the guidance of Johnny Payne, everyone entered the jungle and walked a short distance along the newly opened road to an open space...

Watching the airship slowly lower dozens of 'tentacles', and then the robots took the initiative to walk under the tentacles...

Then, under the attraction of some kind of magnetic force, the circular patch at the end of the tentacle was attracted to the back of the robot, and then several exquisite locks fixed the robot. Then the tentacle was retracted upwards, and the robot was stowed inside the airship.

Qiao Jia clearly saw that when the circular patch was sucked on the back of the robot, the robot's eyes flashed red light indicating that it was charging...

“Isn’t this fucking wireless charging? The charging cable is so fucking long, isn’t it difficult to get a plug?

If you do this, the cost will be much higher..."

Johnny Payne invited Boss Joe and his family to board several jungle off-road vehicles. When the vehicles started, Johnny Payne said to Boss Joe: "Boss, wireless charging technology is the best way to solve the anxiety of robot battery life. Best solution.

We currently have a relatively mature solution, and the experiments have been basically successful, so the latest robots are all wireless charging models.

This solution of airship carrying robots was thought up by young people in China. This solution is very beneficial to our construction in remote areas, so we built a prototype unmanned airship.

At present, those young people are trying to experiment with the lunar version of the unmanned airship, because the flexible photovoltaic panels we use now are the most advanced in the world.

If you want to obtain electricity on the moon, the best way in the early days is to use solar energy.

If our landing module can carry a photovoltaic balloon of sufficient size, it can charge its engineering robots.

However, the moon's atmosphere is extremely thin. Although only a small amount of gas is needed to open the balloon, the moon's gravity is only one-sixth that of the earth.

However, in theory, it is not difficult to get into the air, but to maintain stability, some power equipment is needed.

We do not rule out adding a small electromagnetic pulse engine to the balloon, so that the balloon can replace the role of the lunar rover and directly serve as a means of transportation, carrying tools and robots for long-distance movements on the moon. "

Jorgia didn’t know if what Johnny Payne said was possible, but he liked this way of thinking.

You must bring enough photovoltaic panels for the first time. If you change the photovoltaic panels into mobile balloons, you can not only avoid the meteorite attacks on the moon, but also save the lift-off weight and energy consumption of the lunar rover. Lose.

In this case, not only is the efficiency high and the exploration range is large, but the survivability is also greatly improved.

The United States stopped trying to artificially land on the moon in the 1960s. It's not that they couldn't do it, but that the cost-effectiveness was too low.

Send people up there to show off, and then bring back some lunar samples, but you have to spend a huge amount of money on it...

In comparison, the current exploration vehicle landing is more cost-effective!

However, the rover still has limitations, and the Talos robot provides humans with a way to control the lunar module in a safe place. Without the constraints of the fragile human body, various possibilities are greatly increased.

Simply think in a result-oriented way, and there is no need to consider the survival and psychological problems of astronauts. In fact, solutions can be found for many things.

After driving along a jungle road for about 40 minutes, we finally arrived at the 'secret base of the Hexagon'...

The base is built under a huge waterfall...

Square concrete buildings are neatly arranged on the left side of the pool below the waterfall.

On the right side of the waterfall is a small nuclear power plant covering an area of ​​nearly 10 acres.

The laboratory building on the left adheres to P·B's pragmatic style. The appearance of the building has no aesthetics at all. It is more like a fortress than a laboratory.

Because the tops of those buildings are all equipped with the 'Mistral Missile System' and close-in defense guns...

On a construction site at the end of the laboratory, dozens of four-legged robotic migrant workers are working, tying steel bars, building molds, and mixing concrete...

Qiao Jia could see the difference at a glance. The style of the second half of the laboratory building complex was obviously more crude. What was even more interesting was that the power of those robots was obviously stronger than the ones he had seen before, and Qiao Jia did not see anything nearby. Any device that can charge the robot.

Johnny Payne guessed what Boss Joe was thinking. He proudly pointed to a nearly 100-meter-high high-voltage transmission tower on the right and said proudly: "Boss, this is the best solution...

Nikola Tesla completed the experiment in the 18th century!

This is a company in the United States that designs and manufactures wireless microwave power transmission devices. This company recently went bankrupt. We only spent 15 million to obtain all the patents from this company.

With it, the robot can move freely within a radius of 900 meters inside the jungle without worrying about battery life.

With it, we can drive robots to build in any corner that humans cannot enter! "

Qiao Jia looked at Johnny Payne who boasted about not drafting, and said with disgust: "Although I am not a scientist, I know very well how aging the infrastructure in the United States is today...

If such an advanced gadget had no major flaws, how could it not be popularized?

If this thing is really useful, it will be equivalent to creating a chain of industrial upgrading out of thin air.

The construction cost of such a tower will not be more than 2 million. Are all those power companies stupid?

This is a fucking revolutionary innovation, and whoever comes up with it will be the richest man in the world! "

After hearing this, Johnny Payne smiled awkwardly and said: "Theoretically, it is feasible. This kind of disruptive revolution will lead to earth-shaking changes in the electrical industry.

However, there are still huge gaps in the world's battery industry. If wireless power transmission is not guaranteed by high-quality batteries, stability problems will occur.

And, um, and there are some small problems with this microwave remote wireless charging, um..."

Qiao Jia sighed and said, "For example..."

Johnny Payne laughed dryly and said: "For example, the transmission efficiency is relatively low, and the waste of power is serious..."

Qiao Jia looked at the tall tower. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "How high can the transmission efficiency be?"

Johnny Payne rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment: "The power transmission efficiency within 200 meters is 25%. After 500 meters, the transmission efficiency will drop to 10%, and 900 meters will drop to about 5%...

Of course, if it is in a place like the moon where there is less wireless interference and no shelter, the transmission efficiency will increase a lot. "