Chapter 884: Investing in the Future
Johnny Payne is the quintessential scientific president......
He has enough business acumen, but the scientist's yearning for scientific research will always unconsciously prevail.
This kind of person tends to deviate in research, but this 'deviation' is sometimes the reason why good things are born.
Because science is highly uncertain, the combination of a moment of inspiration and luck can often create something magical.
This set of Telos flexible armor is one of them!
It's a new material that Choga has never seen before, and you can't say how amazing it is, this material hardens locally when it is violently impacted, and the effect is enough to withstand the attack of a pistol bullet.
The most interesting thing is that the armor, which looks like a wetsuit, is lined with a set of thin patches that are similar to the structure of the exoskeleton.
When Johnny Payne gave a general account of the origin and function of this armor, Joga did not hesitate to take off only a pair of underwear, and then with the help of Johnny Payne and another white coat, he began to wear the flexible patches inside the armor.
In fact, Choga is not very interested in flexible armor itself, because it can only protect against pistol bullets, which is a bit of a chicken rib for him, after all, his suit has the same effect, or even better performance.
What Joga was really interested in was the lightweight set of flexible exoskeleton patches, which were 8 mm thick and had extremely strong adsorption.
Just like an athlete's ankle bandage and knee sports tape, Joga immediately felt that the joints were protected and elastic.
With a flexible exoskeleton attached to the outside of his body and various joints, Joga jumped in place for a moment and shook his head in a slightly disappointed ......
"What's the use of this thing? You spent so much money to come up with this high-tech sports bandage? โ
Johnny Payne listened, walked up to Joga with a wry smile, and said: "Sir, you should try weight-bearing, this flexible exoskeleton can share about 30% of the external weight, and it will not have the slightest impact on the body's movements, and the most important thing is that it can protect the joints of the human body by sharing the impact."
Coupled with flexible armor that protects against pistol bullet attacks, and a smart helmet, it's theoretically the best combat suit. โ
Joga wasn't in a hurry to put on the so-called flexible armor, he walked up to the front line terminal, bent down and picked up the thing and felt it.
As the body felt the weight, Joga clearly felt that the flexible exoskeleton shared some of the weight for him, effectively relieving the pressure on his knees and lower back.
The front-line digital terminal, which is more than 40 kilograms, does not seem to be so heavy now.
Joga put down the terminal and reached out to pinch the place where the exoskeleton of the waist and thigh was connected, and found that there seemed to be several special fibers inside.
This thing seems to harden with the pressure transmitted from other places, and the special steering structure can ensure that it will not affect Joga's body movements.
Qiao Jia realized something at this time, he sprinted a few steps and then jumped up hard, after landing on the ground, he obviously felt that the exoskeleton on his body was not very helpful for running and jumping itself, but it had a strong dissipation effect on external impacts.
For example, landing from a height, this flexible exoskeleton can effectively alleviate the impact of the knee and various joints.
Its structure itself is not fundamentally different from an ordinary exoskeleton, but because it is light and dexterous, it can indeed increase the weight and enhance the impact resistance, which makes Boss Qiao like it very much.
Johnny Payne watched Boss Joe keep trying various actions in his underwear, and seemed to be a little happy, he said with a dry smile: "Sir, you should try flexible armor, after all, protection is also very important, right?" โ
Hearing this, Qiao Jia stopped his movements, nodded with a smile and said, "Then try it......
Dude, take it easy, you have the investment now.
As long as you promise not to spend money indiscriminately, your Telos armor plan can continue.
I'm interested in arming my own soldiers, but I need you to simplify the existing helmet function for me, and make it foolish and hierarchical so that I can configure my soldiers according to different classes.
Actually, we all know that what you're going to do next is actually software optimization, and I suggest you go to Central Africa and build a lab, as long as you can find enough engineers and enough soldiers to work with you to do software optimization and debugging.
Digitalization and intelligence are the trend of the future, I have an unmanned airship as a front-line terminal, if you can upgrade a set of easy-to-use intelligent front-line terminal system and install it on the unmanned airship, I am willing to pay for it. โ
Saying that, Joga looked at Johnny Payne's excited appearance, and he smiled and said, "Don't be too happy, since it's a software upgrade, you can't expect me to pay too much, right?" โ
Johnny Payne nodded decisively and said, "Sir, I've heard of your unmanned airship, and I also know that it was Cube Company that helped you upgrade the data link, control system, and sensors of the unmanned airship......
I am good friends with the vice president of Cube and he is the one who recommended you to me.
There is no problem with what you said, only 50 million ~ 80 million US dollars, I can arrange engineers to go to Central Africa to debug and integrate intelligent systems.
Within one to two years, the current Telos armor will be put into practical use.
If you are interested in investing in mass production, the cost is bound to drop a lot. โ
Qiao Jiacai didn't have the heart to invest in mass production, what he wanted was an intelligent front-line command terminal that could meet his own needs, as well as an intelligent assistance system built into the helmet, and he would do the rest himself.
Just kidding, Pยท There are so many soldiers in B, even if the cost is reduced to 500,000 sets, Boss Qiao can't bear it.
In good conscience, the helmet was definitely technologically adequate, but it wasn't unique.
The F-22's combined helmet has a similar function, and the appearance of this helmet makes it much easier for the pilot to control the fighter.
'Cobra' once told Joga that the more advanced the fighter, the easier it is to fly.
The meaning of the existence of intelligent assistance systems is to make everything foolish!
For Boss Qiao, the most valuable thing for Boss Qiao is actually the internal software, and the hardware can be done by himself.
Because the plug-in scan can be recorded and copied together with the software, but the Telos system itself has not yet been fully formed, and the things that these scientists have tossed out themselves cannot fully fit the Pยท B, so the software still needs them to upgrade and modify.
Johnny Payne saw that Boss Joe didn't refute, he excitedly held the flexible armor and said, "Sir, please try this, it is the core of the future Telos armor......"
Seeing Johnny Payne's appearance, Joga took the flexible armor with some curiosity and felt it, and then put the flexible armor on his body as if he was wearing a diving suit.
When Johnny Payne helped pull the zipper on the back, Joga instantly felt the flexible armor tighten.
It wasn't until the muscles clinging to his body that they stopped, and then Joga felt his body tense completely.
This feeling is not particularly good, excessive tension will make the muscles in a state of tension for a long time, and it is very easy to get tired.
Qiao Jia walked around a few times a little uncomfortable, shook his head and said: "This thing is uncomfortable to wear, what is it used for except bulletproof......"
Johnny Payne walked up to Joga and pulled a patch from the cuff of the flexible armor and stuck it on the back of Joga's hand......
Then he pulled Boss Qiao around the box and took out a silver toolbox from it, and opened it to reveal a mechanical arm inside.
After fiddling with it, the guy turned on the power of the mechanical arm, then looked at Qiao Jia and said, "Sir, you can try to move your arm......"
Joga realized something in an instant, he straightened his arm curiously, then clenched his fist, and then something magical happened......
That mechanical arm actually made the same movement as Joga, and it didn't lag at all.
Compared to the motion capture system used in filming, this thing is much lighter, and the sensing ability is more detailed than ever.
Seeing Joga trying to change the movement of his arm with great interest, Johnny Payne coughed lightly and said, "Sir, the flexible armor on your body has a built-in sensor chip, which can ......"
"It can't ......"
Joga shook his head decisively and said, "Don't tell me you want to develop the steel suit in the movie, or the kind of big robot that should only appear in the cartoon.
Without reliable energy sources, this thing is a toy even if it is built.
I've seen Thor's mechanical exoskeleton, and it's a cool mess, but it's out of power in less than 20 minutes. โ
Johnny Payne, seeing that Boss Joe was sober and not easy to fool, he sighed helplessly, picked up the digital goggles matching the flexible armor, and said: "Sir, maybe the steel suit can't be realized in the short term, but we can't give up because of this, right?"
In fact, the problem of energy is not difficult to solve, we can not consider the miniaturized active exoskeleton for the time being, we can develop an unmanned auxiliary combat platform.
For example, an unmanned armored vehicle, that thing already has mature technology, as long as it is modified by simple software, it can be remotely controlled through this induction armor.
In the future, armored infantry will work together, and armored vehicles will not even need a driver to act or attack according to the needs of the infantry. โ
Saying that, Johnny Payne looked at Boss Qiao with a sincere face and said: "Sir, as long as you give me 100 million US dollars, I can perfect this set of induction armor, its application range is very wide, and it does not have to be limited to the category of weapons."
Detection robots, engineering robots, any machinery that requires fine-grained control can be remotely controlled using induction armor.
Sir, as long as you are willing to invest, I am willing to sell 60% of the company's shares. โ
Joga knew that the so-called 'unmanned armored support platform' was just a pretext to fool his own investment, and that it didn't use such complex sensors.
He looked at Johnny Payne and said in amazement, "Man, I marvel at your imagination and your ability to ask for money. โ
Saying that, Joga looked at the set of Telos armor in front of him, and then looked at the induction armor on his body, and he finally realized how the previous 200 million dollars were spent.
The exoskeleton armor really didn't cost so much money, and he had always thought that Johnny Payne had the problem of the old American scientific research company taking money not properly, but now he found out that a large part of the 200 million was estimated to be spent on his own induction armor.
More sensitive, lighter, new material, this is a new breakthrough, but unfortunately it will take many years to put it into practical use.
Joga believes in Johnny Payne's so-called inductive armor intelligent remote control ability, but in Joga's mind, this thing is used to control robot combat is the place where it can play its best role.
Think about it, if robots can completely imitate human movements, then one day in the future, gamers may be equipped with a universal wheel, and they will be able to fight with robots thousands of kilometers away.
Looking at Johnny Payne's expectant look, Joga decisively took off the sensor armor on his body, and said while getting dressed: "I need to see a little progress of the project before I can decide whether to invest in the sensor armor project."
If you take an important step, but you don't attract a giant like Raytheon to invest in you, then it proves that you are still flawed.
I have the money, but I want to see something that really moves me......"
When Johnny Payne heard this, he said excitedly: "Sir, I can gather people to go to Central Africa to upgrade the front-line command terminal first, and at the same time, I will bring a few robots over to improve the control system of the sensing armor."
We have done a lot of experiments, and with the existing system, it is completely possible to control the robot to make the same tactical actions within the signal range.
Although there are still many problems to be solved, at this stage, the helmet can be used to access the perspective of the robot, and the robot can be effectively controlled to fight.
I can refine the intelligent system and give you an auxiliary robot as an attempt first.
Sir, combat isn't everything in this world!
There are many places in this world that humans cannot set foot in, and robots will be the main force of exploration.
Induction armor is the best tool to control the robot, and we will make a fortune! โ
(End of chapter)