Why does Hu Lai attach so much importance to bionic robots?

In fact, whether it is the "Qingluan" new energy vehicle of Phoenix Group or the "Super 2" mobile phone, they are already very mature commercial products in the world.

What Phoenix Group does is just joining these industries and becoming a member of them.

Now, the "bionic robot" developed by Phoenix is ​​strictly speaking. Although there are a few companies and universities in the global field research, very few have achieved results, and none of them can be used in a qualified commercial manner and put on the market.

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You should know that all products are completely different concepts in laboratories and mass production. Graphene batteries have been developed in laboratories, but they are at least decades away from being truly commercialized!

It can be imagined that if Phoenix Group's "bionic robot" can really make a breakthrough in mass production and put it on the market, what kind of sensation would it cause!

Hu Lai also specifically learned about the robot market a few days ago.

The most common type of robot in the market now is the "sweeping robot".

"Sweeping Robot" is a functional robot. Because it is indeed very convenient to clean the room, it has become more and more popular among young families in recent years. The sales of companies led by "Ecovacs" have seen rapid surges in the past two years.

The principle of "sweeping robot" is also very simple, but it actually installs an "AI algorithm chip" and a "sensor" inside the robot.

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The better the performance, the stronger the performance the "sweeping robot" will bring, and the more correct the choices you make.

For example, when a "sweeping robot" encounters socks placed on the floor, should it consider the socks as "trash" or obstacles?

If it is garbage that needs to be cleaned, it is obvious that the "sweeping robot" cannot clean the socks at all, and it may even cause the "sweeping robot" to be stuck in the socks and cannot work completely.

The customer experience will be very bad.

Once the "sweeping robot" uses the most advanced LDS lidar, it can accurately identify objects on the floor, thereby providing accurate data to the AI ​​chip to judge as socks.

In this way, the "sweeping robot" can adopt a more accurate and reasonable plan.

In addition, "AI algorithm" is also very important for sweeping robots.

Even if you want to configure the same hardware, there are still big differences in the "navigation sensitivity" and "routine planning intelligence" levels of different brands of sweeping robots.

So.

In fact, in the field of functional robots, hardware performance is one aspect, and software, that is, "AI algorithms", is equally important and indispensable.

In addition to sweeping robots, another common robot on the market is the "donation robot".

This kind of "donation robot" can be seen in hotels, hot pot restaurants, and even in hospitals.

Compared with "sweeping robots", they are simpler in function. They do not need to clean up garbage. They just need to establish map navigation in advance and reach the required area according to real-time instructions.

Overall, this type of robot has a larger size than a "sweeping robot" and also has stronger mobility.

However, the function is very limited, mainly to transport items.

Another most common type of voice-aided mobile phone robot on the market is "Xiaodu Xiaodu", "Tmall Elf", and "Xiaoai Xiaoai".

This type of robot is developing very fast now. Although it does not have the mobility of a "object delivery robot" and does not have the functionality of a "sweeping robot".

However, after so many years of development, the "voice-assisted mobile phone robots" of various companies have begun to expand more from the original "playing a song", "reading Tang poetry" and "telling stories" to the "voice control center".

For example, the "Xiao Ai Classmate" of the Rice Group.

Once you have "Xiao Ai Classmate" at home, the "smart curtains", "rice TV", "washing machine", "electric light" and other smart homes can be controlled through the voice control of "Xiao Ai Classmate" to control the curtain switch, and TV.

Change the channel, turn on the air conditioner and other operations.

Although the "Xiao Ai Classmate" of the Rice Group is sometimes not very sensitive, it has to be said that combining the smart home at home through "Xiao Ai Classmate" does have a bit of a control center.

The above types are the most common mass-produced robots in the market today. The reason why Hu Lai attaches so much importance to it is because he knows that the bionic robots won from the system are completely different from the mainstream robots on the market today!

What they are preparing to develop and produce is similar to humans, with limbs, palm joints, and even every joint can move freely!

It's like a "bionic robot" like a robot in a science fiction movie!

Such robots completely subvert all types of the market. Once mass production is truly achieved, it will definitely attract enthusiastic attention from the global market and will directly subvert the entire robot industry!

Hu Lai and Director Zhang quickly walked into the Phoenix Research Institute and went straight to the "Robot R&D Laboratory".

Although Hu Lai, the most difficult and core technology of "bionic robot", has provided drawings and production instructions, in fact, the production of a "bionic robot" requires much more spare parts and circuit control than imagined.

The more precise the instrument, the more debugging it needs, the higher the accuracy of the material. In addition, "bionic robots" also require algorithm correction and adaptation.

The ability of the research institute personnel to produce and debug successfully in just a few months is enough to prove that the R&D team is very dedicated and hardworking.

When the two of them first walked into the laboratory, a sound of metal touching the ground suddenly came from their ears.

Looking closely, there were three engineers standing in the middle of the spacious laboratory. Two of them were holding a record book and recording data. About three meters away, a robot was walking around the three of them.

The sound of Hu Lai and Director Zhang opening the door attracted the attention of the three of them, and they all looked at Hu Lai.

But just as Hu Lai nodded slightly, he didn't expect that the robot that was spinning around suddenly stopped, and the two cameras on his head looked at Hu Lai straight.

Hu Lai was stunned and a feeling that could not be described suddenly enveloped his heart.

A moment later.

He reacted, with a look of surprise on his face and looked at the robot in surprise.

Ah this?!

Although it is just a very subtle action, the robot's action is too similar to a human, right?

Without any voice commands, the movements and reactions of the robot in front of him were exactly the same as those of the three people in the middle of the laboratory!

He actually stopped and looked at himself?!

This...is too "bionic"?

Hu Lai didn't expect that the robot in front of him would give him a wonderful shock as soon as he arrived, and he quickly looked at Du Ming, an engineer in the middle of the laboratory.

Du Ming was shocked when he saw Hu Lai, and was extremely excited and explained:

"Mr. Hu, Mr. Zhang, you are here just right. This is the first 'bionic robot' we have successfully formed - Amy, it's simply cool!"

"Robot Amy?"

Du Ming nodded heavily and continued to introduce:

"It stopped to look at you just now, and it recognized you and Director Zhang through the two 3D high-definition cameras on its head. Then the 'AI chip' in its body automatically made a judgment and choice."

"So you feel that its movements are very similar to humans, and in fact its behavior control is controlled by the 'AI chip'."

"Look, Amy is still watching you and Director Zhang, proving that he is very curious about you now."

After saying that, Du Ming said to the robot Amy:

"Amy, this is our boss, Mr. Hu, and the other is our general manager, Mr. Zhang, CEO."

Hu Lai looked at the robot Amy with interest. Unexpectedly, the signal light on Amy's head flashed, and then a synthesized sound rang out.

"Hello boss, hello Mr. Zhang, I'm Amy, I'm very beginning to know the two."

Although he was ready, when he actually heard Amy's greeting, Hu Lai and Director Zhang couldn't help feeling shocked from the bottom of his heart.

This is the power of technology!

But what the two of them did not expect was that after saying hello, Amy did not stop. Instead, she walked forward to Hu Lai and Director Zhang, and slowly stretched out her right hand and shook it with the two of them!

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This artificial intelligence, this AI chip!

This is too similar to human behavior?!

I have to say that the "AI algorithm program" given by the system is too simulated!

At this moment, Du Ming, who was standing by, saw that the two largest bosses in the group showed shocking expressions on their faces, continued to introduce:

"Boss, Mr. Zhang, this is the first time Amy has seen you two."

"After meeting you this time, the facial features of the next two will be recorded in Amy's built-in 'hard drive'. If you meet you next time, it will automatically know you, and even get to you after getting familiar with your relationship.

Say hello on your own initiative.”

"And you see how it just walked over?"

""We have never been able to solve the mechanical problem of the normal walking of the 'bionic robot'. This time, with the help of your technical drawings, we finally overcome this difficulty!"

"Now we know that the 'bionic robot' walking upright requires clever design of the mechanical mechanism, but also synchronous corrections in AI algorithms. Only in this way can the two be combined truly realize the robot walking upright like a human!"

Nodded Hu Lai.

The robot "memory recognition function" mentioned by Du Ming is not difficult, and similar functions have been implemented as early as the "Qingluan" car.

He also learned about the upright walking function through the technical documents provided in the system, and it is not surprising.

Unlike many people expect, many people believe that the difficulty of "bionic robots" lies in item recognition and AI algorithms.

But in fact, in the manufacturing of "bionic robots", the most troublesome and difficult thing is the mechanical structure.

As we all know, humans rely on body balance and cerebellar coordination to achieve upright walking, but robots have pure mechanical structures. It is easy to stand upright, but it is very difficult to walk smoothly!

This involves a problem of forward-moving force and angle, which is a perceptual instinct for humans, but on robots, it needs to be controlled by chips and sensors.

It can be said that implementing the characteristic of upright walking alone can make Amy Robot one of the top robots in the world!
To be continued...