Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Wind Rises

Microsoft's launch event was held in the conference hall of the Marriott Marriott Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, and they were supposed to hold a grand launch event at the Atlanta Center Stadium. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

Nadella transferred the press conference to the conference hall of the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Nadella is a very principled person, saying that Microsoft's housekeeping robot came out today, just today!

Built on a plateau in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Atlanta is the third-highest city in the United States, where the rich are gathered, and even after the heavy rain, the hotel door is still crowded with vehicles, and the traffic situation on Third Avenue in Atlanta has worried the American traffic police.

The entrance to the venue was also crowded with spectators, but because it was not held in the Central Stadium, only a part of the venue was able to enter the venue to see Nadella's speech.

And there are several huge LCD monitors at the door, constantly playing the promotional video of Microsoft's housekeeping service robot, the theme of this video is only one, that is, liberating life!

After a day at work, when you return home, you still need to face piles of housework, which is a headache for countless people, but judging from the promotional video of Microsoft's housekeeping service robot, these will be solved.

A pretty girl, straightened up her clothes, made an OK gesture to the camera, picked up the microphone, and smiled with eight teeth.

"This is Connor from CBS TV, and I'm at the Microsoft press conference, and today Microsoft is going to release their product, the housekeeping robot."

"We all know that Microsoft's Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, and his attitude towards robots is to support and actively develop. As early as 2001, Mr. Gates predicted that robots would change people's lifestyles. Before the release of Microsoft's press conference, I always thought that highly intelligent robots would definitely be used in the military to solve the increasingly difficult world situation. ”

"Obviously, Microsoft's housekeeping robot has brought us enough surprises, let's take this surprise to interview, the general director of Microsoft's housekeeping robot, Mr. Ward."

"Hello Mr. Ward, can you talk about housekeeping robots, why they were first used for civil, and not military?"

Connor handed the microphone in his hand to Ward and motioned for him to speak, and Ward said with a sneer on his face: "First of all, I correct a mistake, I am not the general leader of this project, and the general director of our project is still reluctant to come out in the laboratory, you know these scholars, always have some quirks. For example, Einstein liked long-sleeved shirts and didn't like wool, and Tesla liked vegetarian food. ”

"Our general manager is a genius, and if it weren't for him, our domestic service robots, or it would take many years to produce a product, we should be grateful to him."

"As for your question, about why highly intelligent robots, first of all, were used for civilian use. This involves robot-environment interaction systems. The environment of the battlefield is too complex, and the requirements for the environmental interaction of robots are higher, and it is obvious that the robot-environment interaction system still does not meet the requirements of the battlefield. ”

"The current level of robots, when they go to the battlefield, is just sending money." Ward finished answering.

A flash of curiosity flashed across Connor's face and asked, "I don't know if the general head of Microsoft this time is Alex, who is known as Microsoft's rookie?" ”

A wry smile flashed on Ward's face, Alex was preparing to switch to Google recently, and Nadella also offered a sky-high salary to retain him, but these things are convenient to talk about behind closed doors and by himself.

"No, our genius is only 21 years old, and he must have surprised us enough."

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The interview continued, and the people around him were all around the monitor, pointing and pointing. Imagine how much the future of domestic service robots will change their lives.

"Microsoft has a lot of hardware devices recently, if the housekeeping robot is on sale today, I will consider buying one, if it is not very expensive, after all, a robot with assisted life, of course, is too expensive, I will not consider it. After all, those housework are just tiring. ”

"It's also said that the price is the key, if the price is a few thousand dollars, I have to think about it for a long time, this is my living expenses for a long time, I need to think about the gains and losses."

"If this robot can be used for more than ten years, and the price is not particularly expensive, I will choose to buy one, the grass on the lawn, I can't bear it anymore!"

"That's right, weeding happens every weekend, and I think the price of a few thousand dollars is perfectly acceptable!"

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There was a lot of talk about the content of the venue, and on the booth outside Microsoft, there were HoloLens, surfacePro4 and surfacebook, and of course, the now very popular Zhiyan holographic glasses.

Among the people waiting outside the door, 2 out of 10 use smart eye holographic glasses, and there are three holographic cameras in the venue, which will broadcast the whole holographic webcast. When I arrived at the scene, it was just to better feel the atmosphere.

The video on the display screen went black, and a countdown appeared, counting down from 10, which was just a countdown to simulating a rocket launch, which made the audience's spirit highly tense and prepared. And the origin of this countdown is a science fiction movie from the German Ughan Film.

Scientists feel that this countdown is good for indicating a decrease in time and gives staff a sense of urgency. Of course, with the cesium atomic fountain clock in the 90s, this kind of manual operation with great error has tended to be eliminated, and it is more of a show, or a symbol of the chief engineer.

When the countdown ended, Nadella appeared in everyone's eyes, and the holographic environment of Zhiyan was also replaced by the venue? to watch the launch.

In front of the huge DLP splicing projection screen, stood Nadella, whose hair was a little gray, he took a long breath, this person is also very low-key, after taking office, he has not released an inaugural speech, this is the first time he has appeared in front of the public.

"Hi, I'm Satya Nadella, born in Nisams, Hyderabad, India, and I've been appointed as the new CEO of Microsoft, having previously spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, most recently as CEO of Microsoft's Cloud Computing and Enterprise Division."

"Of course, people are not optimistic that I will take over as CEO of Steve, and on the day of my tenure, Microsoft's market capitalization, which has grown strongly, actually fell by 0.39%, which is bad news for me."

"People have the impression that I'm not sensitive to technology. My university teacher once commented on this, 'I can't recall him right away, he wasn't the best student, not the worst student.' It's just that the records show that he's pretty good. Obviously, the teacher's assessment was correct. ”

"Fortunately, today Nadella brought a technology that is enough to subvert this technology-insensitive perception, and I have always maintained my sensitivity to the industry!"

He tidied up his collar, turned on the DLP splicing projector, and on the background board, a three-circle icon was projected, which appeared in the promotional video countless times.

"This represents the three aspects of Microsoft in the future, which are innovation, creation and the future! The future direction of our Microsoft is to break the mold! Continuous innovation, this aspect, has been vividly demonstrated since the birth of Holoens, and of course, we will do better in the future. ”

Nadella's words drew the usual applause, and no one was optimistic about his inauguration. Gates is not optimistic about the founder, the board of directors is not optimistic, the employees are not optimistic, and all sectors of society are not optimistic.

The fact that the stock fell during the rising period shows that Nadella has never been favored, and he urgently needs this product to make a name for himself, which is why he is so eager to release a new product.

"Our protagonist today - domestic service robots! LifeAide! ”

As he spoke, he gently pressed the remote control in his hand, and the robot slowly walked up the stage from under the platform, and Nadella watched as lifeAide slowly walked up the stage, turning his head to the audience and the camera.

And the smart eye user pushed the camera to LifeAide and carefully looked at the details of LifeAide!

Zhu Cheng is also watching, which can only be described as perfect! Robot in his smart home system, there is also one.

And Microsoft's engineers are worthy of drawing gears for a lifetime, and this kind of black technology against the sky was actually born!

I actually use the steps on the leg-like walk! Not to mention that the production cost of the robot is a huge increase, it is also a new breakthrough in terms of its own technology.

A lot of people don't understand the meaning of leg walking, and Nadella obviously doesn't want to explain the problem of this profession, customers just want to know how they can help their lives with this product, not the technical details.

Of course, the audience is just strange that many robots walk on wheels when they demonstrate, while Microsoft's housekeeping service robot can go up the stairs autonomously.

"This is our LifeAide, housekeeping helper, what can it do?"

"The first anti-theft detection! When the door lock, door and window sensor is abnormal, the homeowner will be directly notified, and the thief will be photographed. ”

"Second security check! The high-precision scanner scans the home environment every day, compares it with Microsoft's big data detection, and completely solves the problem of family health and safety. ”

"The third is cleanliness and hygiene, and the handling of goods, which is the result of the most ingenious mechanical design of our housekeeping robots. Daily garbage can be collected and stacked at the door or in the yard. ”

"The fourth household statistic! When toilet paper, garbage bags, and bottled water are about to be cleaned, you can notify the householder as soon as possible, or set up automatic purchase! ”

When Nadella finished saying the four uses, the mood of the audience had already begun to be a little warm, and the sparse applause began to be enthusiastic.

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