Chapter 163: Exoskeleton [Three Watches]

When it comes to business, the topic seems endless.

An Feng frequently looked at his mobile phone, damn, half of the good time with his wife was wasted, and after their discussion was almost over, An Feng said: "That's it, this time I asked you to come out to play, not to talk about business in a different environment!" Are you so worthy of the blue sea and blue sky around you? ”

They were stunned, hearing this for the first time.

An Feng glanced at them and continued, "From now on, move freely!" Whoever talks about business again is a turtle bastard! ”

This sentence worked very well, and everyone really didn't dare to cross the thunder pool easily...... An Feng played some soothing music, drank beer together, and bragged......

It was three or four o'clock, the sun was no longer so fierce, and the ladies on the foredeck had had enough, put on their bikinis again, and went back to the back deck to chat.

An Feng was cross-legged on the sofa, fighting with Wang Le and Lin Hai as the landlord.

Joanna stood behind and put her arms around his neck for a while, and said very gently, "Shall I make you some lunch?" ”

An Feng nodded: "Trouble, dear." ”

"It's okay." Joanna didn't leave after speaking, An Feng naturally understood what she meant, turned around and kissed her, and then left with a smile.

When Lin Xiaofei saw it, her face was full of envy: "You guys are so affectionate, I also want to find a husband like this." ”

Gao Jie glanced at her: "At a young age, why do you think about this all day long?" At least wait until your brother or sister is old before thinking about it. ”

Lin Xiaofei shrank on the sofa, picked up the magazine and flipped through it: "If only I could find such a caring boyfriend." God can't stop me either. ”

Her parents were helpless.

Instead, Lisa came over and poked An Feng with her fingers, pointing to the motorboat at the stern of the boat: "Can you drive out?" ”

"Oh, I almost forgot!" An Feng threw the key next to her, "Play casually, remember to untie the rope underneath and use some strength." ”

"I'm going too!" Lin Xiaofei threw away the magazine.

The two girls untied the rope, rode onto the motorboat, and started with a "boom", and soon they were able to race wildly on the sea, chasing the waves. From time to time, their screams could be heard. There are also other people around who are playing in the water in jet skis. Seeing that there are all beauties here, I can't help but have a friendly match, show off my skills, and let a few men who fight landlords also want to ride out of the gang.

Wang Le said to An Feng: "If you want to say enjoy this. You guys have a lot of ideas. ”

"Thank you." An Feng stood up with a smile. Move your lower back. "Let's dive while it's still early, shall we?"

"Let's go!" Everyone hit it off, and there was also a two or three meters above the waterline of the yacht. Diving is more than enough, and the sea water in the open sea is not polluted, and the turquoise blue makes people can't help but plunge into it and swim comfortably in the embrace of nature.

By the time Joanna brought the steak out, everyone was gone, sitting on the sofa and making up some skin care products for herself, and the wet An Feng climbed up from the stern.

She begged, "Hungry, feed me." ”

"Yes!" An Feng smiled and picked up Joanna with her plate, stepped the stairs to the aft platform amid her happy cheers, sat on the high-end teak floor, stretched her legs into the cool water, and sat on her side on her lap, sharing the delicious taste of the carefully roasted.

Kissing from time to time, looking at the people playing on the sea, talking to each other about light-hearted topics, this hand is occasionally unruly, put it in some place that will make people think, challenge her patience, and then be punished by Joanna...... This life does not change anything.

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In the evening they returned to San Raphael.

Wang Le and Lisa stayed as guests, Lin Hai's family said goodbye, Lin Xiaofei wanted to stay and spend the night with her brothers and sisters, but the last time was changed to next time.

After a few days of excitement, they went to register An's Winery, An Feng accounted for 60% of the share, Wang Le and Lin Hai each accounted for 20%, the capital was 6 million, no more, no less, and tens of millions of yuan in exchange for RMB, which was used to run a new winery, with sufficient funds, and the management of sales was Lin Hai.

Anyway, there is no other candidate but him.

After Wang Le finished these things, he was busy dealing with the immigration bureau, and An Feng also waited for his own affairs.

Robotics companies have a breakthrough.

Colin. Hoffman, a monster, was too fierce, and he actually got out a set of exoskeletons that An Feng wanted that were more in line with realistic standards in a short period of time.

Of course, this is not difficult in the first place, and it does not surpass the existing technology. An Feng arranged this just to test the research team's ability to cooperate.

It is reflected in this set of test products.

If the development speed is fast, the cooperation is very tacit, and Hoffmann is satisfied, then the team is finalized. And if there are frequent troubles in the cooperation process, and the personnel cannot cooperate, they have to consider layoffs, or transfer personnel - everything is based on Hoffman's preference, because he is the head of research, and because he is the smartest and fastest, why not find the best and pick the bad ones?

An Feng flew by helicopter to San Jose's robotics company, and after several rounds of job fairs hosted by John, the company currently has 30 technicians, 10 other personnel, administrative secretaries, and finance. The number of people is very small, and there is basically no need for full-time management, so An Feng did not recruit.

When the plane stopped, he walked towards Warehouse No. 1, which had been converted into two laboratories, and spent a lot of money to buy a batch of machinery and equipment, with an investment of more than two million US dollars, barely meeting Hoffman's requirements, and he also made the exoskeleton required by An Feng through these machines.

Some of the parts were outsourced, and apparently Hoffman didn't think time should be wasted on the parts that already existed, so he ordered them lavishly and assembled them into a set of exoskeletons that weighed around 65 pounds - 50 pounds is more advanced by the standards of industrially developed countries.

Now the requirements are lower, 65 pounds, quietly placed in the No. 1 laboratory, it looks like a huge Transformer, and it must be difficult to move when you wear it.

The exoskeleton required by An Feng is to wear it and feel the same as if it was not worn, and it is always important to keep it as low as possible. It's better to wear only one coat.

But that will take some time to happen.

Hoffman, who was wearing a dirty lab coat, saw An Feng and immediately walked over: "Mr. An, can you do the actual test now?" ”

In the past, they said that Keys didn't pay attention to it and liked to get straight to the point, but now this one doesn't even have a pleasantry.

An Feng nodded: "It's good, let me try it." ”

An Feng didn't take off his clothes either, and went into battle in casual clothes.

The technicians slowly helped An Feng put on the exoskeleton with mechanical tools or with both hands, and because it was not a layer of armor, it was not as cool as Iron Man in the movie, and even ugly. He was covered with a lot of scrap metal. It looked bloated and bulky, and it took six technicians half an hour to install it.

Hoffman took a few steps back and said, "Try to take a step, and the computer chip will pick up the feedback from your muscles." And let the exoskeleton respond. ”

An Feng tried to take a step. It's lightweight. But a little difficult to keep his balance, he looked down at his feet and took a second step. Landing steadily, I breathed a sigh of relief. He continued to take the third or fourth step, while at the same time he had a large number of data cables attached to him, recording data on the computer on the other end.

Hoffman continued: "Try your hand movements, bend over, stretch your hands......"

An Feng did all the movements that a normal person should have, slowly, he didn't dare to be too fast, for fear that the exoskeleton's feedback to the organism was not sensitive enough...... The result is still good, as long as you have the idea of stretching and flexing your arms, the hydraulic system will drive the body and make movements.

After 20 minutes of practice, it's time for the challenge.

Hoffman said: "Lift the iron box on the ground, and note that it weighs fifty kilograms, and you can only use one hand. ”

An Feng wanted to nod, but he couldn't help it, a small inadvertent action made the machine nod with its head very unpleasant - this needs to be improved, otherwise in critical situations, such as shooting, I didn't want to pull the trigger, but let the computer receive instructions and make action feedback, it would be bad.

The iron box was placed on the table in front of him, and the difficulty of the first test was very low, and if it was placed on the ground, he would still need to bend down, which would increase the accident.

Lifting the box is not with his hands, but a hook extended from the exoskeleton, slowly hooking the hook to the iron box, lifting it hard, lifting it with great ease, fifty kilograms to him feels like more than ten kilograms. Of course, a dozen kilograms is not easy for the average person.

There is the principle of mechanical transmission, that is, the combination of hydraulic system and electric, this technique is actually around us, like a car steering wheel, typical hydraulic power steering, especially when some ladies drive, the strength is not strong enough to turn the steering wheel, if there is a set of power assist system, they can control the clumsy steering wheel with a very small amount of force, and easily control a car.

The principle is basically the same, but the hydraulic system used on the exoskeleton will be more complex, especially after miniaturization, like the current sixty catties? Don't think about it! An Feng allowed a maximum of fifteen catties, and he couldn't be as bloated as he was now, requiring that even if he wore an exoskeleton, he could wear another suit.

It's not just about improving the weight-bearing capacity, but also about improving dexterity, speed, and reflexes simultaneously, so that you can put on an exoskeleton and immediately become "superhuman".

The requirements are too high, and there is still a long way to go. In Anfeng's robot planning, such a lightweight exoskeleton is only the first step.

To be able to develop the human body out of the exoskeleton, let the machine replace it, or improve the exoskeleton armor, it takes a long, long road, which is why An Feng wanted to do it at the beginning, but was entangled in the lack of funds. Even if the direction and theory are correct, R&D still burns money.

Fortunately, there is a genius like Hoffman, who was simply born for An Feng's robot plan.

Afterwards, I discussed the matter of the R&D team with him, and when I didn't talk about the profession, this guy stammered again, it sounded like he was dissatisfied with some people, but he was embarrassed to say it directly, and it took him ten minutes to inquire about a few simple words.

After that, An Feng made a decision to transfer the employees who could not run in with Hoffman to another R&D group - the robot company is not only developing exoskeletons, but also some small machines, and An Feng is still worried about selling cute robot dogs, so the employees are basically insufficient.

The rest of the researchers were already able to satisfy Hoffman so that he could start at full speed.

An Feng handed over Hoffman the drawings of the second set of exoskeletons, and this time it will be an advanced technique. Its weight is greatly reduced, and it is also more exquisite, and the exoskeleton is attached to the body, no longer bloated. Anfeng planning is to design the upper limb part first, then the lower limb, and then combine it after the most decant, and then further streamline.

After the most reluctant, the close-fitting exoskeleton was introduced. (To be continued......)