I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

Xinyuan also participated in the Zhuhai Air Show in 2016, and it was much more intense than the last time.

Of course, in terms of aerospace, most of the models and PPTs are still there. Several space shuttles are not available, and the only actual machine on display is an engineering test machine developed in the early stages of Explorer Robot.

The aviation aspect is interesting. The Meteor high-education aircraft demonstration team consisting of 11 GJ-21s arrived at the air show and will conduct frequent flight performances in the next two weeks.

In addition, the An-1250 No. 1 aircraft B4043 will also have a flight display, which is a simple low-altitude pass, but with its huge body, it will definitely be very entertaining.

Speaking of the An-1250, we have to mention the tortuous global flight plan. After several months of difficult negotiations, we finally obtained the B4143 license to fly over dozens of countries.

The flight plan is expected to be carried out at the end of November. It will set off from Xianyuan and carry the Guinness World Records staff. It will first fly through the island countries and the Pacific Ocean via Aramco, and then fly back from Europe. It is expected to take about 50 hours.

B4143 is now being prepared and carefully maintained at the B-level base. 50 hours of high-intensity continuous flight requires the most adequate preparation.

The remaining items on display are actually the focus of Xinyuan this year: artificial intelligence.

As soon as Zhou Qingfeng entered the exhibition hall, he went straight to Xinyuan's platform. Although they had arrived very early, many people had already gathered there.

The exhibits surrounded by the crowd were very special, and they immediately attracted Zhou Qingfeng’s attention:

Large humanoid robots, or to use a more popular term: mechas.

Now it is 2016. When the mighty figure of the "Warrior" appears in front of people, it immediately shocks the "bumpkins" who have never seen the world.

The engineer from the microelectronics department stood next to the booth with an expected expression on his face and adjusted his black-rimmed glasses proudly.

The one on display this time is the Warrior 1, but it is not equipped with the "Courage" AI. It is just an empty shell, but it is indeed a real and functional empty shell.

Just like the test in the factory, Warrior No. 1 is also hung on a fixed bracket with chains, but it is no longer a treadmill, but a special large-scale universal treadmill that can move in any direction.

Hoisting the robot is also to avoid accidental falls. It is not that it will cause much damage to the machine. The main reason is that the weight of more than 200 kilograms is close to the upper limit of the universal treadmill. If it falls, the treadmill may be damaged. .

Although it has the same principle as the universal treadmill used in VR equipment, this one was specially customized and cost a lot of money!

Warrior One's shoulders were hung by two chains, which did not affect its domineering power at all. Instead, in the eyes of everyone, it looked like a huge mecha that was hoisted by a helicopter in Pacific Rim.

Zhou Qingfeng even automatically overlapped the Wanderer mecha and Warrior 1, with stars popping out of his eyes.

He used his size advantage to squeeze to the front and looked at the announced introduction of Warrior No. 1:

"Introduction to the 'Warrior I ground universal humanoid auxiliary work robot':

Height: 2113mm

Weight: 266~307 kg (depending on equipment installation)

Maximum weight: 1150 kg

Maximum speed: 85 km/h

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The series of parameters made Zhou Qingfeng's eyes brighten. He didn't know that most of them were theoretical data that could not be realized for the time being, so he could only keep exclaiming in amazement.

In his eyes, the green-black Warrior One is already the super mecha in science fiction movies that can carry an electromagnetic gun up to the sky and into the earth, the current version of the Terminator T800.

Seeing more and more people, Zhang Wei, who was wearing a jumpsuit, walked into the exhibition area from the backstage until he stopped next to Warrior 1. There was also a universal treadmill under his feet.

Then with the help of two staff members, various devices were installed on Zhang Wei's fingers, hand and foot joints, and waist. Finally, a helmet connected to numerous wire harnesses hung from above.

When Zhang Wei put on these equipment, he already looked almost the same as Warrior One.

The crowd of onlookers looked at Zhang Wei's operation in confusion. It was not until the latter was ready that the staff picked up the microphone and introduced to the crowd and the camera:

"There are many dangerous environments in life, such as fires, leaks of dangerous raw materials in chemical plants, floods, earthquakes, etc. At this time, rescuers are in extremely dangerous environments, and one of the ways to use Warrior 1 is That is, it can be remotely controlled by humans and enter these environments on our behalf to complete the rescue.

The Warrior 1 robot is similar in size to the human body, is resistant to high temperatures and water resistance, and can continue to be equipped with protective measures, which is enough to replace humans. Now our operator Zhang Wei will demonstrate it to everyone. "

Zhang Wei waved to the audience, and then used his gloved fingers to pull down the VR display screen. At some point, Warrior 1 lowered its height slightly and the soles of its feet completely touched the bottom. The lowered head was raised, and the person beside the booth The screen lights up simultaneously.

The picture displayed is exactly what was captured by the head camera of Warrior 1.

A signal came from the headset that everything was ready backstage. Zhang Wei first raised his right hand and grabbed it in the air.

There were a lot of "wow" exclamations from below the booth.

Because on Zhang Wei's right, Warrior One raised his right arm flexibly and synchronously with almost no delay, spread his fingers and grabbed it.

At the same time, because all joints have synchronous sensors, the robot's whole body has also been slightly adjusted without feeling stiff at all. In the eyes of everyone, Warrior One seems to have suddenly "alive" and is full of spirituality.

Zhang Wei, who had already been proficient for a long time, skillfully performed several test actions, confirmed that all subsystems of Warrior 1 were normal, and then began the demonstration that had been rehearsed many times.

Zhou Qingfeng watched Warrior One suddenly start walking on the treadmill with a "bang" and "bang", his whole body moving smoothly and naturally, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes and watch carefully.

For non-AI control, it does not mean that AI is not needed at all, as long as the data of the synchronized operator is obtained.

Although information propagates at the speed of light, simple signal reproduction still requires processing time. After all, there is still a huge gap between robots and humans, and the underlying AI system must cooperate.

Now Warrior One is still equipped with a specially tuned AI. It uses the long-term training database with Zhang Wei to have a considerable understanding of his own movement habits. Only with the deliberate cooperation of AI can such extremely smooth movements be achieved.

As for why the "courage" is not shown, the main reason is that the training process is not over. As a completely self-learning AI, its model is completely different from the conventional thinking. Everything is obtained from learning. Without massive sample learning, the performance of "courage" is definitely not good. As expected.

With Zhang Wei's almost man-machine cooperation with Warrior No. 1, the latter's performance was perfect. Except for the avalanche movement, which was not performed to prevent damage to the universal treadmill, everything else was perfect.

Even after a few minutes of display, the universal treadmill under the feet of Warrior 1 was turned off. Zhang Wei directly controlled the robot. Amid the exclamations of the onlookers, he strode to the edge of the display stand, gently lowered his body and walked towards the stunned Zhou Qingfeng. A metal palm was extended.

Zhou Qingfeng looked at the extremely tall Warrior No. 1 standing in front of him, stretched out his small hand tremblingly, and completed a very meaningful handshake.

The staff of the Aerospace Science and Industry and Northern Weapons Exhibition Areas next door didn't know when they came over, staring dumbfoundedly at the Warrior 1 interacting flexibly with many viewers.