These requirements may sound high, but in fact they are not high at all.
According to the level of science and technology in this world, not to mention professional technicians starting with a doctorate degree, but also some folk 'masters' who are passionate about robots, can make robots that can run fast, jump and even fly short distances.
But again, abandoning size and only talking about performance is rogue logic.
Currently, the humanoid robots on the market and even in laboratories that can perform complex movements are only three to five meters tall, or even lower, and weigh no more than three hundred kilograms. They are used in disaster relief, mining, oceans, aerospace, etc. Multiple fields.
As for the robot that Horii and Dr. Yao built, Unit 1 is 32.6 meters tall, and it also has the ability to switch back and forth between flight mode and combat mode.
In flight mode, it can fly at high speeds of several Mach at high altitudes and in outer space. Dr. Yatsuo even considered leaving a port for the Max power system so that he can use the Max power system in flight mode;
The combat mode requires that when turning into a robot, it can stand stably and complete actions such as running, jumping, rolling, etc. The design requirements even include the ability to conduct a short confrontation with monsters that are tens of meters tall and weigh tens of thousands of tons. indicators.
Anyone who has assembled a model should know that when it comes to deformation, the complexity and precision are doubled. Even if one part is wrong, it will jam the whole. This requires the parts to be precise enough. What could have been a whole part can only be composed of many parts due to deformation requirements;
But fighting monsters requires that the body be strong enough, thick-skinned, and resistant to beatings. The best way is to cast it in one piece. After all, no matter how good the connection is, it cannot be as good as the whole body, but this is contrary to deformation.
To solve this problem, we can only use materials with higher strength. For example, a whole piece of wood can support the weight. But if there are multiple pieces of wood, nails will be used at the connections.
Therefore, the materials that were originally used in fighter jets are not enough for GW-R. Materials with better performance are needed, and it is not just one kind, but many kinds, different parts and different systems. Different functions require different high-performance materials.
For example, a certain joint part requires a material whose tensile strength is stronger than steel, but softer than rubber.
Is there such an incredible-sounding material?
Yes, that is spider silk.
The strength of spider silk is several times that of ordinary steel. The silk produced by specially bred spiders can be up to dozens of times stronger. Not long ago, I heard that a biological laboratory had developed spider silk that is a hundred times stronger than steel.
It has high strength, strong softness, and high elasticity. It is amazing. The only drawback is that it is too expensive.
But this is only one of the required materials. Currently, there are more than 200 required high-performance materials listed, and only half of them on the market can meet the demand.
This means that the remaining half still needs to be solved.
However, this problem does not need to be faced for the time being. After all, the design requirements for Unit 1 are not high, as long as it can meet the verification needs. After all, if you can't even crawl, walking will be even more impossible.
Therefore, Dr. Yatsuo and the others were not in a hurry to search for these high-performance materials all over the world. They just made a list and focused on getting the giant robot first, building it and taking a few steps to see it, and then talk about subsequent improvements and enhancements.
"Take your time, don't rush, don't rush." Chiba Cheng said: "To win in a stable manner, what we have to do is to move forward steadily."
Many things cannot be done in a hurry, and the more urgent they become, the more chaotic they will be. Once they are chaotic, mistakes will occur frequently. Even if they are not on the surface, they will be there secretly.
It's like the Prometheus built by the police department. It's so fast. The project was started at the beginning of the year, started at the end of the year, and was completed in the second year. It became a family as soon as it showed up. It is a perfect interpretation of what it means to make wedding clothes for others.
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The speed is fast enough, and it should be difficult to break this record in the short term. Whether it is a construction record or a record of "enemies", it is definitely unprecedented, if not unprecedented.
Chiba Cheng is sometimes curious. Could it be that no one found it strange during this process?
Humans have never built such an advanced space battleship. Shouldn’t we solve problems while building it?
You must know that the application of new technologies has always been accompanied by frequent problems, and even solving one or ten problems is nothing new. Therefore, as long as the word "new" is used, it will not be "fast".
But Prometheus was so fast that it was a mess. The top brass of the police department were also veterans, so no one noticed that something was wrong?
Or are you blinded by the joy of success?
No problem, just create a myth.
This is the experience Chiba Makoto summed up from Prometheus, that is, if there is no problem, then there must be a bigger mine buried in it.
Therefore, when establishing the GW-R project, Chiba Makoto repeatedly requested that stability should be the main priority and that he would rather build a few more verification machines than eat a fat man in one bite, which would not only be strangled to death, but also prone to indigestion.
Rather than having various problems arise later, it is better to discover and solve them up front.
I have to say that Chiba Makoto's statement greatly boosted morale.
When it comes to work, no one wants to encounter someone who doesn't understand, insists on getting involved, and puts forward exaggerated targets. Then if they can't achieve it, it's because the employees don't work hard enough and don't work hard enough, so that their business capabilities are not improved at all.
Regardless of other reasons, it seems that as long as you are serious enough and work hard enough, you can get rich.
A boss like Chiba Makoto doesn't rush to work every day, but he is also very considerate of his subordinates and pays more bonuses, provides more benefits, provides more funds, and pays them quickly. Is there anything better than this?
Horii has never seen that after so many years of scientific research, he has done a lot of things well in one of them, but he is really good at it all, Chiba Makoto.
Of course, this is related to Chiba Makoto's low pressure. Even if no results are produced, the budget will not be cut off. At most, it will be reduced. Unlike many projects, once the expected results are not achieved within the scheduled time, the budget will be immediately reduced.
Even if the project is withdrawn, the pressure is too high, so the pressure can only be distributed, which ultimately makes everyone feel self-conscious and work hard to avoid unemployment.
Regarding Chiba Makoto's instructions, Dr. Yatsuo responded with a smile: "Don't worry, it's just a simple verification, nothing will go wrong."
Horii also said confidently: "Build a shell and install a few transmission devices, it couldn't be simpler."
"Uh... Just have confidence."
Chiba Makoto could only say this. He had just finished speaking and had to slow down his pace. He couldn't think it was too conservative now. It was too bad to change it overnight.