During this period, the scientists suddenly went crazy collectively. They got up at six o'clock in the morning and went to bed after 10 o'clock in the evening.
Everyone's eyes were red, and the canteen and elevator were full of their discussions and arguments.
The most important thing is that they are voluntary. If it were not mandatory by the government, they would still want to work more overtime...
In the following period, the most proud days of Yelang Design Bureau began. Their scientific research points were originally surpassed by Tesla Research Institute, but now, they are quickly catching up again!
Because during the few months they sailed on Mars, they quietly completed a super project: the miniaturization of nuclear power plants!
Ding Yidong's big mouth could hardly hide the matter. Not long after they finished this matter, they finally couldn't help but let it out!
This nuclear power device originated from aircraft carriers has been improved by Yelang Design Bureau. It is smaller in size, has almost no difference in output power, and has strong earthquake resistance.
This project is really important to humanity, what does it mean?
If the scientists' newly designed super trains, super excavators, etc. want to use nuclear power, then they have to use their devices!
So proud, so proud, the wild laughter of wild wolves can be heard everywhere on the Noah.
A group of young men led by Professor Ding Yidong finally had a great time. They didn't learn the good things, but they learned all the craziness of Ding Yidong.
This is not because of temporarily defeating rival Tesla Research Institute, but because of a sense of identity.
The hard-earned scientific research results are like children to scientists. If this result can be recognized by everyone, then it will be the most comfortable and happiest thing.
A great industrial horn sounded in November of the new human calendar, which can be said to be the third industrial revolution. The government began to issue detailed tasks to major enterprises and major research institutes.
Information technology, new energy technology, new material technology, and biotechnology will be the mainstream of this industrial revolution. All laboratories, science and technology institutes, and factories have received a large amount of energy, resources, and industrial indicators.
Scientists can let go of their imagination and show off their skills.
Old-style excavators took the lead in being active at various mineral resource points, and railways began to be laid. Of course, these old-fashioned machines are temporary and should be used for a period of time.
When new super machines are produced, they will be eliminated.
Scientists in all aspects of chemistry, physics, mechanics, biology... were busy all night long, but they did not feel hard. In fact, many people were as excited as if they had been given a shot of blood.
This is really an environment that stimulates all imaginations. As long as you have an idea, you can propose it and design it yourself. You don't need to consider financial matters, and you can even receive encouragement from your superiors.
This is such a cool thing!
Research on intelligent robots has become the mainstream of various research institutes, and they are stepping up their efforts to research unmanned control methods.
Such a robot may not necessarily be humanoid, it may be just a mechanical arm, a car, or an excavator, but it must be automatic, unmanned, and intelligent.
Because the population is too small and the amount of mining work is too large, automation will be the only method.
Such technology is not unattainable. After decades of research, automation programs have become relatively mature. Automobile factories in Germany and Japan have long since achieved complete automation.
Now, people just want to spread this automation technology to more places.
Also, the emergence of driverless technology and artificial intelligence technology in recent years is of great reference for the research of intelligent robots. Scientists are preparing to let intelligent mechanical equipment do more complex work.
Of course, they don't want to study a truly intelligent robot, which would be too difficult. What they are studying is still a programmed thing, but the program is more complex and has stronger adaptability.
Satellites are being developed one after another to prepare for unmanned mining in the future...
Yu Yifeng is in the captain's room, drinking tea and reading a report. Compared with before, he is not very busy now. Unless there are particularly big things that require his attention, he can see the progress of new human civilization every day.
It’s also very fulfilling.
In fact, in addition to his regular job, Yu Yifeng is learning knowledge almost every day. Anyway, he needs to have all kinds of knowledge. Although it is not enough in depth, the breadth is so-so. Most of them
He can understand all reports.
Today, the biggest key is to build the "Kinov Industrial Base". This huge industrial base has 6,000 engineers, scientists and 2,000 mechanical experts!
There are 8,000 people in total, accounting for 16% of the total population!
They are working around the clock to build machine tools and various mechanical production lines, such as stamping lines, engine assembly lines, inspection lines, and various parts production lines, etc.
A large number of laboratories are designing intelligent programs for production lines. As soon as the Kinov industrial base is completed, various forms of mechanical equipment can be produced.
Just like a snowball, the production energy will become stronger and stronger.
Yu Yifeng picked up a report and read it carefully.
"At nine o'clock in the morning, the first Type III precision parts production line was successfully tested. This line specializes in producing precision parts for mining machines No. 8-27. No accidents occurred during the period, and all data were in line with expectations.
This type of assembly line can be replicated in seven days and requires 1,530 tons of steel..."
Yu Yifeng nodded secretly. At this speed, the Jinov Industrial Base will be completed within two or three months after the New Year.
"At 12 o'clock at noon, the railways to and from various mineral resource points are officially completed. The old-fashioned trains have passed the test and can operate normally, with a carrying capacity of about 20,000 tons per trip."
"Some old-fashioned excavators have begun to operate normally. 51 units were initially invested. The daily output of each unit is about 10,000 tons of ore, which can fully meet daily needs."
"The super train is under emergency design, and the main work is carried out by Yelang Design Bureau. The expected single-trip transportation capacity is in the million-ton level."
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"What an exaggeration!" Looking at these projects, Yu Yifeng suddenly felt that he was a little behind the times. The world is as big as the heart.
He calculated carefully and asked doubtfully: "There seems to be something wrong. A 100,000-ton excavator is still not enough for 300 billion tons of ice ore. Wouldn't it take hundreds of years to dig?"
"of course not."
His assistant Yuriko happened to hear the question and answered Yu Yifeng: "Many scientists believe that digging ice mines does not necessarily require an excavator, but a more affordable cutting robot."
"The cutting robot has a simple design, is cheap, and can be mass-produced."
Because there are a large number of carbon dioxide bubbles mixed in the middle of this ice, the structure is loose, and the hardness is not as hard as stone. The ice ore can be cut directly into the shape of small cubic blocks using a cutting machine. The cubes can then be transported directly to the super train using a crane on a crawler track.
An ice cube with a side length of about 2 meters can weigh up to 8 tons, and the cutting and transportation time is 10-20 minutes. All of this will be done automatically by machinery, without any human hands.
"According to the plan, 300,000 such cutting robots will work 20 hours a day and maintain for 4 hours, and the daily output can reach 150 million tons. With 600,000 cutting robots, the daily output can reach 300 million tons. It does not take 1,000 days.
The ice mine mission can be completed..." Yuriko spat out a series of numbers.
"According to the design, a cutting robot consumes 3.3 tons of steel, 13 kilograms of copper, and aluminum..."
She talked about the data calmly. The cutting robot has a simple structure and consumes about the same material as a car. In fact, she personally participated in some of the design work...
Yu Yifeng is not very busy now and is fully capable of doing his own work on his own. Yuriko has participated in the mechanical design and only occasionally comes over to do some assistant work. After all, she is still a scientist.
At times like this, every human resource must play its maximum role.
Yu Yifeng opened his mouth, and his scalp went numb when he heard that hundreds of thousands of robots... turned out to be using human sea tactics?
But it is also embarrassing for these scientists. Otherwise, there is no way to complete the task.
He thought about it carefully. The engineering volume of each of hundreds of thousands of robots is equivalent to that of a car. In fact, it is not that much...
On earth, a large automobile factory can produce 1.5 million cars a year. A company like Shanghai Volkswagen can produce 2 million cars a year!
If the Genov Industrial Factory is really completed, with its massive and ever-increasing assembly lines, this number of robots will really be nothing.
300 billion tons of ice, equivalent to the water resources of three Qinghai Lakes, is barely enough...
(Here is the source of the data: An ordinary excavator on earth can dig about 1,500-2,000 cubic meters of soil a day, which is equivalent to a mass of about 3,500 tons.
The excavator on the moon is much more powerful than the one on the earth. It is a little more powerful. Ten thousand tons per day is not too much, right?
And the latest nuclear-powered excavator... This is nuclear-powered. It's tall and tall, and its industrial capacity will be expanded tenfold, to 100,000 tons. Isn't that too much?
Of course, mining is different from digging. The rocks in the mining area may be softer or harder. These all have an impact. Open-pit mines are easier to mine than deep-pit mines. I won’t go into details. The mining data is a bit exaggerated.
Yes, everyone should be able to accept it.
Although what I wrote is a bit exaggerated, it is related to the subsequent plot. After all, everyone does not want to mine on Mars for ten or eight years, otherwise the whole plot will be too delayed. So exaggerate the data and speed up the plot process...