Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Earth

Shipborne Laboratory No. 1

The gate slowly opened.

Before Lü Yongchang could even enter the laboratory, Zhu Ziwen's voice came from inside: "Professor, you wanted to see me?"

Looking at the young man in front of him, Lü Yongchang's eyes revealed a hint of admiration.

The new generation from Proxima Centauri is finally beginning to gradually rise to the top ranks of the Academy of Sciences.

He knew the temperament of these new generation members.

Born in a closed city, I lacked the experience of living under blue skies and white clouds.

Therefore, compared with the older generation, they naturally lack a bit of human touch.

It might seem a bit boring in daily life.

But this temperament is undoubtedly more suitable for scientific research, especially scientific research under the endless starry sky.

Lu Yongchang didn't waste any time and asked directly, "Mechanical exoskeleton, how much do you know about this stuff?"

A gleam of joy flashed in Zhu Ziwen's eyes: "Professor! Humanity is going to launch a single-soldier armor program?!"

Lü Yongchang rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Stop thinking about it."

"Individual soldier armor... currently, it doesn't seem to be of much use in interstellar warfare."

"The Academy of Sciences cannot afford to waste its limited resources on these unimportant projects."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziwen's bright eyes dimmed slightly.

He slumped his shoulders and said somewhat dejectedly, "I do understand."

"But why did you suddenly bring up mechanical exoskeletons?"

"This project was thrown into the trash long ago, ever since we had zero-control robots."

Lü Yongchang chuckled and patted Zhu Ziwen on the shoulder.

"Now's your chance."

"The Academy of Sciences is preparing to restart its mechanical exoskeleton research project."

Seeing the confusion in Zhu Ziwen's eyes, Lü Yongchang gave a brief explanation of the situation of the super-Earth.

"How is it?"

"Is it possible?"

Zhu Ziwen's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

After a brief moment of thought, he nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

"We can make mechanical exoskeletons into semi-enclosed armor. Based on ergonomics, these semi-enclosed armors can greatly reduce the burden on the human body."

As he spoke, he reached out and summoned a holographic projection, then began to move his hand across it.

With just a few strokes, a humanoid armored figure leaps to life before Lü Yongchang's eyes!

"Furthermore, we can integrate various individual weapons onto these armors, such as the Type II Gauss rifle, a small laser cannon, and a man-portable nuclear torpedo..."

As he spoke, Zhu Ziwen's expression gradually became excited.

"stop!"

"We'll talk about these things later."

Lu Yongchang interrupted Zhu Ziwen's self-indulgent rambling directly: "Time is tight."

"This project will be jointly managed by you and me."

"We must produce the first-generation product within a week."

"Don't worry about the production line issues; I'll handle the zero-synchronization transformation."

"This... so fast?!" Zhu Ziwen stared at Lü Yongchang, dumbfounded. "Isn't a week too short...?"

"Not short!"

Lu Yongchang said in a deep voice, "The human fleet will arrive at Super Earth in five days."

"At the same time, the fleet will launch a landing operation and simultaneously initiate a surface city construction project."

"Before that, I hope to see the first generation of mechanical exoskeletons on the first group of landing personnel."

Zhu Ziwen swallowed hard and nodded with difficulty.

"it is good."

I will try my best.

……

A dozen minutes later, researchers emerged from various areas of the Earth and headed toward Laboratory One.

Along the way, small holographic projections were displayed in front of these researchers.

Sky-High Exoskeleton Armor

……

Shipborne Laboratory No. 1

Zhu Ziwen stood in front of a huge holographic projection, waving his hands incessantly in the air.

The image on the holographic projection changed continuously with Zhu Ziwen's movements.

"Based on database information."

"We conducted some research on mechanical exoskeletons as early as Earth's time."

"However, with the rise of zero-sum robots, this technology was completely abandoned."

"Professor, I'm not trying to be mean, but restarting this research project now is like a game-changer," Zhu Ziwen muttered under his breath.

Subsequently, Zhu Ziwen pulled out several design drawings from the database.

"Human-computer interaction systems were a major challenge at the time."

"However, with current technology, this is actually the simplest job."

"The brainwave reading device can easily achieve precise control of the mechanical exoskeleton."

"Furthermore, energy and power systems," Zhu Ziwen shrugged, "that's not a difficult problem either."

"Small fusion batteries, without the need for weapon systems, are sufficient to maintain normal operation for years or even decades."

Regarding the motor...

"It's not difficult for humans at present."

Lu Yongchang squinted slightly, carefully examining the rows of parameters in the holographic projection.

Indeed, as Zhu Ziwen said.

To research mechanical exoskeletons with the strength of a near-Tier 3 civilization is nothing short of a game-changer.

"These simple tasks can all be delegated to the researchers."

"The most difficult thing right now is how to improve the flexibility and comfort of the mechanical exoskeleton device."

Lü Yongchang nodded silently.

Can understand.

On the one hand, it is necessary to ensure the strength and power of the mechanical exoskeleton.

On the other hand, the mechanical exoskeleton must be made to conform as closely as possible to the curves of the human body, and even made to resemble clothing.

While ensuring the above two points, these exoskeleton armors must also be flexible enough!

At the very least, it cannot disrupt people's normal lives!

Meeting these requirements simultaneously significantly increases the difficulty of manufacturing exoskeleton armor.

After a moment's thought, Lü Yongchang said, "How about this?"

"I was in charge of designing the blueprints for the entire exoskeleton armor."

"You solved the problem of exoskeleton flexibility."

"As for whether the strength and power can meet people's needs..." Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"Zero, put motion capture devices on those who have been awakened. I want to collect all the motion samples from their daily lives."

"After the data collection is completed, we will conduct unified modeling and analysis."

……

Five days later.

Thanks to everyone's tireless efforts, the first mechanical exoskeleton armor was successfully produced in the No. 1 shipborne laboratory.

The entire exoskeleton armor has a semi-enclosed structure.

It consists of several key parts.

Head and neck protection device.

The carbide armor, with its surface covered by numerous breathable pores, perfectly covers the back of the head and neck, providing support for the most vital organs.

Carapace.

The back armor covers a large area and mainly consists of a freely movable spine-like armor and plate armor covering the entire back.

The carapace integrates all the energy components, providing the strongest support for the human body while also providing ample energy for all the components of the exoskeleton!

Limb assistive devices.

Extending from the carapace, it covers the outer sides of the human limbs, providing strong support for the body.

The numerous micro-motors among them ensure flexibility while providing ample power for humans!