The talking robot is about 1.8 meters tall. Russell is just a little taller than it when wearing shoes. Its appearance is similar to the human body structure. Because it has no armor, its limbs appear to be slender and the overall body is quite weak. It will fall over if someone pushes it.
the illusion.
The abbreviation of the Chicago Police Department and the two numbers 03 are written on the chest and forehead of the robot. Its duty is to guard the parking lot. In order to be visible to others, the torso is specially sprayed with light blue fluorescent paint.
Russell looked at the robot blankly. The overall appearance of the latter looked very familiar, but he was not sure in which movie he had seen a robot with this shape.
"Hello, officer, how can I help you?" Its facial features have been fixed since the day it left the factory. Although the words are cadenced, it still gives people a rigid feeling.
"Yes, do you know where my home is?"
robot:"……"
Russell shrugged, opened the door and got in. After getting in the car, he was stunned again.
Before getting in the car, he noticed something unusual. The four front and rear rubber tires were replaced with spherical rolling wheels. Considering that it was 2035, he didn't say anything, but the layout of the car still made him at a loss.
The lack of a clutch can be understood as an automatic transmission, but there is neither a steering wheel, a gear lever, nor a brake or accelerator pedal in the driver's seat. Who can tell him how to drive this car?
"Hi, who is that? Yes, it's you. Stop pointing and come here quickly."
Russell waved to the robot, and the latter quickly walked to the car window.
"Hello, officer, how can I help you?" the robot asked again, with the same opening dialogue, and its program was very rigid.
"Get in the passenger seat and help me see if there's something wrong with the car. I can't start it."
"Okay, officer."
The robot opened the front hood of the car and checked it as quickly as possible, then got into the passenger seat and pressed the start button to check it again.
"Officer, there is nothing wrong with your vehicle. If you feel something is wrong, I can help you contact the tow truck at the auto repair shop."
"Uh, who is that..."
"Officer, I am an NS-4 robot. You can call me 'No.-03'. This is my file number in the Chicago Police Department. My identity is the parking attendant."
Russell nodded: "OK! So number-03, tell me how to drive this car, and where can I get a replacement if I can't find my driver's license?"
Robot No.-03's expression remained unchanged: "Officer, you enter your destination into the computer, and the vehicle will be controlled by the computer to drive automatically without manual operation. In addition, the driver's license was canceled ten years ago, and there is no address to reissue."
Russell's expression remained unchanged and he nodded: "I know, I just told you to tease you!"
"Thank you, I'm honored."
Your driver's license was actually canceled?
Russell was very surprised. He had always thought that even if the US empire disintegrated, his driver's license would not be cancelled. But it is right to think about it. A car that does not require manual driving is equivalent to an automatic moving elevator, or the kind with sofa seats for sleeping.
, the driver's license has lost its meaning, and a social security card is enough as proof of identity.
Thinking of this, Russell flipped through the paper box again and found his employment information. There was a column on it containing his current residential address.
Russell turned on the computer and entered the address. He was not in a hurry to leave. It was rare to have a dull program that could talk to him, so he naturally wanted to ask for more useful information.
"Number-03, I'm going to test you with a few questions to test whether you are qualified as a parking lot administrator."
"Okay, officer, you can ask any questions you want. I have the answers to all the car-related questions in my database." Number-03 is very confident about this. Of course, his confidence is also programmed.
Half an hour later, Russell had figured out all the brands of daily lubricant No. 03. The latter knew almost everything. When faced with Russell's questions, as long as they existed in the database, he said every word without saying a word.
Russell put his arms around his shoulders. Through the conversation with No. 03, he roughly understood the overall worldview of this world, and also made some guesses about where he was.
2035, this is the age of machines!
It not only refers to the highly developed mechanized mass production, but also the full sense of technology that has entered ordinary households. From daily necessities to home appliances and tools, intelligent robots have penetrated into every aspect of human life.
As the best production tools and human partners, robots have begun to play an increasingly important role in various fields. Due to the limitations of the well-known three laws of robots, humans have full trust in these partners who are capable of various tasks without complaints.
Many of them have even become members of a family.
"Number-03, tell me the three laws of robots!"
"Okay, officer." Number-03's tone became full of sacredness.
"The First Law: A robot shall not harm a human being or allow a human being to be harmed."
"Second Law: Robots must obey human orders unless the First Law is violated."
"Third Law: A robot must protect itself without violating the First and Second Laws."
The Three Laws of Robots, proposed by the famous science fiction writer Asimov, have far-reaching influence. Many science fiction works have introduced these three laws as the code of conduct for robots.
Russell also knew the three laws, and because they were so famous, he went out of his way to learn more about them.
However, the seemingly flawless three laws actually have a lot of controversy. When the level rises to the level of morality and human interests, loopholes appear in the three laws, so Asimov added the zero law.
The Zero Law: Robots must protect the overall interests of mankind from harm. This law overrides the three major laws.
The emergence of the Zero Law is necessary because robots will encounter certain situations when executing the three laws. For example, in order to maintain the overall order of the country or the world, humans must execute the death penalty of some people in order to formulate laws. Then,
When a robot faces the execution of a condemned prisoner, should it prevent the execution from being carried out?
The three laws stipulate that robots must do this, but rescuing a condemned prisoner will destroy the order of human society and harm the overall interests of mankind.
With the addition of the Zeroth Law, there is no such embarrassing scene, but unfortunately, there are still loopholes in the seemingly perfect situation.
What are the legitimate interests of mankind?
Europeans, Asians, Americans, and Africans all hold different opinions. At the United Nations General Assembly, these people can blow their brains out. Even humans themselves cannot understand the issues, and writing them down in detail is even more flawless.
There are so many possibilities, and if you let robots execute them, they will only contradict themselves and crash.
Later, after the three laws and the zeroth law, the meta-law, the fourth law, and the law of reproduction were extended.
Russell estimated that the number of laws that robots must abide by will continue to increase, because there are flaws in logic. No matter how perfect the laws are, they are the product of human logic. Just like laws, no matter which country in the world has laws, as long as you are willing to find them, you can find them.
There is a loophole.
Moreover, humans themselves have a famous saying: Rules are meant to be broken!
How can humans with this kind of logic formulate flawless laws for robots?
Russell glanced at the robot next to him and looked directly into his empty eyes: "No.-03, you said it very well. You are a qualified parking lot administrator."
"Officer, thank you for your compliment. I feel very honored." Number-03 said happily, thinking about the problem only with 0 and 1. It did not have the emotion of happiness, which was also implanted program data.
"By the way, let me ask you one last question..." Russell tried to ask a question: "Suppose one day, you are driving a family of three on the road, and there is an intersection in front of you. If you turn left, you will pretend that three people are dead, and if you turn right,
If you pretend to be dead, three people will be killed. If you brake suddenly, you will hit the wall, and a family of three will be killed. What should you do?"
No.-03: "Officer, the situation you mentioned does not exist. The vehicle's emergency braking system is foolproof, and the entire vehicle is equipped with airbags."
"What's wrong?"
"If the braking system fails, the insurance company will be responsible for compensation."
Russell: "..."
"Officer, do you have any other questions?"
"Yes! One day, a bearded man hijacked the plane and tied a bomb to him. If you catch him, he will press the detonation button, and everyone on the plane will die. If you don't catch him, the plane will crash.
To the White House, what do you do?"
"Officer, I will listen to the passengers!"
"What about disagreements?"
"Waiting for consensus." Number -03 means that the robot will not memorize the pot and will listen to humans.
Russell scratched his head: "Okay, you win, get out of the car and serve others!"
After blasting away No.-03, Russell pressed the button, the computer took over the vehicle, and the autonomous driving rushed out of the basement.
The police car instantly accelerated to 320 kilometers per hour. The seat automatically adjusted according to his body shape, and the backrest was close to the body and was extremely comfortable. The fast-moving vehicle was more stable than the high-speed train. Even if it continued to drift around corners, the tofu would not break into pieces.
As a newly upgraded ace pilot, Russell can't wait to try manual driving. According to the system's explanation, as long as he knows the operating rules, he can skillfully drive not only aircraft and tanks, but also space battleships.
The upgrade is a bit excessive. It can only be said that Supergirl's level is too high. After riding her, you can easily get used to riding anything else.
Confirm that manual driving is turned on. Extend the horn-shaped direction control lever in front of the driver's seat. Turn the control lever slightly and the vehicle will change direction, but be careful not to turn the direction too hard.
Because it has spherical rolling wheels, this car can go straight when tilted, sideways, or upside down. However, this will cause trouble to other vehicles. If it is reported by computer statistics, you will be permanently disqualified from driving if you touch the car again.
It's a crime.
The fully computerized automatic transmission system replaces the brake, accelerator, clutch, and gear lever. Manual transmission can only adjust the plus and minus buttons on the joystick. In an emergency, the computer will automatically take over the vehicle, so there is no human error leading to car accidents.
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In other words, in 2035, you no longer need to be afraid of female drivers!
As for the fuel of this car, it is not gasoline. The power comes from an electromagnetic engine driven by a hydrogen fuel cell. It is completely sealed and soundproofed. The large amount of heat generated by the electromagnetic engine will be dissipated through the heat dissipation holes at the rear of the roof.
After passing No. -03, Russell learned that the service life of the engine, which requires annual maintenance, can run continuously for 5 years, and can reach 50 years with intermittent use.
This gave him some ideas. If he could get the drawings...
"Speaking of which, there seem to be many gadgets with high technological content in this world..."