Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

Chapter 822 Metal Hotbed, Mechanical Intelligence 2.0

The mass production of 10,000 pieces per day is not at full capacity.

It was gone for about ten days, but only 50,000 were produced.

The main reason is that the supply of raw materials cannot keep up.

For example, the metal shell of the fifth-generation unit is a special titanium alloy sheet.

For example, the magnetic components and electronic components inside also need to be customized.

Intelligent industrial clusters can cut, process and assemble by themselves, but after all, they cannot be made out of nothing.

The materials ordered by Zhou Rui before leaving have long been consumed.

Another issue is cost. Currently, in order to pursue rapid mass production in this "intelligent industrial cluster", all the capable people do it themselves.

But industry is a "chain". When the technology is reasonable, it is more appropriate to split it into different "stages".

In the future, some basic processing can be outsourced, which can greatly reduce costs and increase output.

This is cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

Currently holding 50,000 fifth-generation units, Zhou Rui felt that he had enough, so he stopped this "expensive" production model.

It is necessary to explore and adjust first before continuing. The same applies to the mass production of the "mortise and tenon" platform. The specific "energy efficiency" of smart industrial clusters still requires human beings to make adjustments based on their own industrial systems to achieve the best results.

After taking the car around Factory No. 1, Zhou Rui returned to the starting point and said:

"In general, there are three things during this period. One is rocket modification, the other is intelligent unit testing, and mass production of mortise and tenon joints. The rocket side cannot do without you. If you want to figure out the exoskeleton, you have to work in a dual division of labor. "

Che Gan said: "It's okay, boss, you can chop wood before you sharpen your knife. If the model of exoskeleton + smart unit is feasible, it will also increase the work efficiency in the future. I'll go put my luggage first. Brother Tao said he left a dormitory for me." , come here in the afternoon.”

Zhou Rui nodded: "Go ahead."

The driver pushed his suitcase and walked away.

Zhou Rui said to the "Working Finger" drone above his head: "Send a freight pallet over here."

In less than two minutes, a wheeled, self-driving pallet truck arrived at Zhou Rui's side. The intelligence of Wanhu Base is the culmination of several years of "enlightened intelligence" accumulation, and there are surprises everywhere.

Zhou Rui moved several boxes of new smart units up, which were very heavy, and then called for the tray to follow, while he carried his bag and pushed the "Toolbox 3.0" forward.

When we came to the warehouse behind Factory No. 1, there were already dozens of boxes, all laid out flat. This is almost all the "fifth-generation units" currently.

2,000 pieces per box, twenty-five boxes in total.

Zhou Rui unlocked the toolbox with his fingerprint and called out the small shower head.

Metallic silver snakes flowed out and gathered at Zhou Rui's feet, forming the shape of a plant protection vehicle. It was only 30 centimeters high and looked like a toy.

And inexplicably, there is a very dull feeling.

Zhou Rui looked at the small shower head and said, "Little shower head, how do you feel?"

This guy has been in the tool box for seven or eight days.

The little shower head looked up at Zhou Rui, and the sound unit in the body sounded the same voice as Xiao Ming: "The status self-check has been completed, there is no abnormality."

Zhou Rui smiled: "Although that's not what I meant, forget it, let's do an experiment."

He pointed at the dozens of boxes in front of him and said, "Try it and see if you can mobilize 50,000 intelligent units at the same time! Let them all become part of your body."

This is definitely the span from quantitative change to qualitative change. You must know that there were only 1,000 intelligent units in the toolbox before.

But for omnics born from "mechanical intelligence", this is like their instinct.

As soon as the highest authority order was issued, invisible signals were already spreading in the air.

Inside each of the twenty-five boxes, there was a crisp metallic sound.

Dozens of small metallic snakes wormed their way out, like dozens of mechanical streams.

They meandered together, becoming thicker and thicker, until they were as thick as a bucket and stretched endlessly.

Even the small showerhead itself has returned to a thin stream, flowing in.

Even Zhou Rui, who has seen many big scenes, couldn't help but admire this visual shock.

The beauty of engineering lies not only in its grandeur and size.

It also lies in agility and magic!

The metallic torrent stopped in front of Zhou Rui, began to accumulate gradually, and finally formed a...

It looks like an oversized plant protection vehicle.

It is three meters high and solid.

Unfortunately, just as the robotic arm structure was about to gather at the top, it exceeded the upper limit of the structure and began to collapse like building blocks, turning into a loose hill again.

The whole section collapsed.

It’s not that the smart unit is fragile, but that its magnetic strength and self-weight cannot form such a tall and complex whole without frame support.

Zhou Rui was not in a hurry, and said to this large pool of things that could not be distinguished from each other: "Don't use the original form, try to think about it, try to turn it into a rectangular parallelepiped, something flatter."

The metal hill trembled, and the effort to build a cuboid began again.

"A little shorter. A little lower, and make more use of the ground's support."

Finally, a structure of about ten square meters, like a metal bed, appeared in front of Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help but walked up.

Because it is flat, it is relatively strong.

Before Zhou Rui could say anything, a chair rose up on the big metal bed.

The only sound-producing component of the small showerhead is buried somewhere, and the sound is a bit muffled.

"Is it necessary? The highest authority."

Zhou Rui was stunned and said in surprise: "You seem to be a little smarter?"

Small shower head: "Increased networking. Increased adaptability."

Yes, although it is composed of similar equipment, the number of nodes in the network of the small shower at this time is already equivalent to the entire "smart town".

In the past, it only had autonomous behavior in one situation, which was to "plant flowers" or "collect seeds."

Now you can figure out the "highest authority"? I don’t know if that counts as flattery?

But this leads to another problem.

"Do you like this kind of body with more nodes? Do you want more?"

If an increase in the number of nodes will increase "intelligence", it may prompt the "omnic life" to actively pursue having more nodes. It is similar to a "desire" to improve itself.

Little Shower: "What is like?"

"Well, for example, if you want to plant flowers, you just like it."

"I don't like that."

Zhou Rui smiled helplessly. There are still many secrets to the life of omnics, but they can be locked up later.

In the process of constantly exploring the characteristics of "omnic life", he is also constantly locking it. I don't know if this is considered a kind of human arrogance.

Zhou Rui sat on the "chair", became playful and said, "Let's get a table."

The "metal hotbed" under his feet built itself, as if growing upward, and an iron table composed of intelligent units appeared in front of Zhou Rui.

The area of ​​the "hotbed" has decreased, but not significantly.

Zhou Rui: "The chair is too hard and turns into a rocking chair."

This time the small shower head got stuck: "What is a rocking chair?"

Its database does not record such a thing.

"Then let me think about it. Condensate into a human-shaped structure in front of me."

The metal hotbed shrunk again, and a metallic human figure gathered in the center.

Like a "sea urchin man" with thorns all over his body.

After all, it is only a 2CM unit, which makes up a structure with a large number of curved surfaces and angle transformations, so it cannot be really similar.

Zhou Rui stood up and walked to the "Sea Urchin Man" and said, "Wave?"

The "Sea Urchin Man" raised his arm with some difficulty, and then waved it stiffly like a windshield wiper.

It looks a little funny.

"Shake hands."

The "Sea Urchin Man" lowered his arm, and Zhou Rui endured the slight stinging sensation as he held the abstract metal arm.

But my heart is not at peace.

With the existence of "intelligent life" and the support of "mass-produced intelligent units".

It can be said that the technology of "mechanical intelligence" has entered a new chapter.

will become completely different

It is not an exaggeration to say it is "machine intelligence 2.0".

I can't help but enjoy the unlimited usage scenarios of this technology.

Suddenly, the whole arm of "Sea Urchin Man" fell off.

Zhou Rui was stunned and quickly tried to catch it, but his arm broke into parts and scattered on the ground.

The tables, chairs, and even the entire "metal hotbed" behind them have returned to their loose appearance, like a piece of loose sand, losing their "spirituality."

Zhou Rui quickly called: "Little shower! What happened?"

Something seemed to be swimming under the loose parts, and then a shrunken plant protection vehicle appeared, like a groundhog, pushing away other intelligent units.

Small shower head: "Out of power."

Zhou Rui's face froze. Well, I was so excited that I forgot that these mass-produced units did not have full power.

Only the original ones with small shower heads are fully charged.

etc.

Zhou Rui fell silent as he looked at the 50,000 intelligent units that had lost the ability to move scattered on the ground.

If it's charging, it's going to be a little bit of trouble.