Jinxia City, inside the Mechanical Engineering Bureau test site.
When the test machine beast walked out of the assembly workshop, Xia Fan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He could see that although it still retained the original design of arms and legs, the overall outline was much slimmer than the previous second-generation version. Well, from the first impression, this improvement does not look like an enhancement, but rather like a weakening. After all, the thick leg structure and the huge arm shield make it very safe at first glance, and the weight in turn means stability.
"Is this a weight reduction design?"
"That's right," Mo Yun nodded, "especially the skeleton part, which used to be pieced together with wood, is now replaced with steel pipes, and the volume and weight have been reduced. In addition, there are many unnecessary structural dead weights, which are also the same. And removed, if Miss Sikong hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have known that those things were simply redundant designs.”
Having said this, Mo Yun tilted his eyebrows and rolled his eyes at Xia Fan.
The latter could only tilt his head and laugh twice.
After all, the system won't understand why the robot has horns.
What's more, when it comes to mechanical design, Xia Fan can only be said to be half-skilled. Now that there are professionals taking action, the past design is obviously a little behind.
"But the biggest improvement is not this. You will see it soon." Mo Yun suddenly smiled brightly, making the previous eye roll look a little coquettish, "Keep your eyes open, don't miss it."
As soon as the voice fell, the machine beast started to move.
When it took the first step, Xia Fan was stunned. I saw that the testing machine completely got rid of the sluggishness of the previous machine and became as smooth as ordinary people walking! The machine beast, which was more than three meters tall, ran for a few steps, then picked up its toes and spun around in circles! Its huge weight caused its body to crack and crack, and the stone tiles on the ground also shattered in response.
What's even more exaggerated is that it deliberately fell to the ground, then used its right arm frame to support the ground and bounced up, and even swept out its right leg, as if it was fighting an enemy of the same size.
If an ordinary person was seriously kicked by this kick, at least the whole body would be shattered and fractured, and no matter how thick the armor was, it would not be able to save him.
The problem is that due to the limitations of the control joints, it is impossible for the machine beast to make such complex movements. Even if the mechanical transmission can be realized, the driver cannot drive so many celestial devices. How was this series of extremely flexible displays of skill achieved
In a sense, this thing is very similar to a simulated robot like Gundam.
"It's a bionic mechanism."
The person who answered his doubts was Sikong.
Bionic mechanism
Xia Fan twitched his lips, "You didn't find inspiration from the enemy's Spider Machine Beast, did you?"
In terms of technology alone, the machine beast that attacked Noah's tree boat at night was indeed superior to Xuanwu, but when he thought of the bloody and squirming muscles in the body of the machine beast, he felt repulsed from the bottom of his heart.
"Do I still need to find inspiration from that kind of thing? It's just a magic shortcut. If the escape committee is still there, the guys who make these unethical products will not be able to escape the death penalty." Sikong expressed disdain for this statement After a quick glance, "Jinxia City obviously has better raw materials to replace it, such as the root of the tree boat."
After listening to the other party's explanation, Xia Fan suddenly realized.
To put it simply, after quickly absorbing all kinds of information and experience from the Mechanism Bureau, Sikong selected the spiral tendrils of the tree boat to replace the original structure of the celestial device. Although it is called a whisker, it can actually grow to two or three meters thick and nearly ten meters long. When it receives instructions, it will swing itself to generate thrust, just like a sea snake with roots. When thousands of spiral whiskers When they work together, even a boat as big as a tree can cut through the waves.
Xia Fan had previously considered whether this special plant could be used as a power source for ships. However, due to its fragile body and unsuitable for high-intensity use, and the difficulty of controlling it, it was ultimately used by the telescope and propeller. Program completely replaced.
But after Sikong brought escape tower technology, these shortcomings are no longer a problem.
Compared to the Celestial Motion Instrument, which rotates hundreds or thousands of times per minute and works for more than ten hours a day, the intensity of the machine beast's movements can be considered quite low. The nerve control module of the escape tower can accurately conduct electrical signals, which is a technical level that Jinxia City cannot currently reach. If the heavenly motion instrument in the past required the operator to inject air in sequence to achieve multi-dimensional movements, today's neural control system can directly capture brain waves, convert the operator's consciousness into electrical signals, and directly stimulate the expansion and contraction of spirulina. The conduction efficiency has been increased by more than dozens of times.
It is this gap that makes it possible for the machine beast to walk and run like a human being.
"But having said that, the results of the actual machine test are better than I imagined." Sikong said with some confusion, "The original purpose of these control modules was to allow workers who were disabled due to the construction of escape towers to regain their freedom, and the controlled objects They are all bionic limbs made with cutting-edge biotechnology, but even so, they still cannot be as flexible as real limbs. Not to mention that today's bionic organs are just a type of plant, not even a human body. In theory, It is said that its fit with the operator can only reach about 74, but now after testing, this value has reached 90%. In other words, there were surprises in the actual machine testing that I have not noticed yet. Give me a little more With time, I should be able to correct this mistake.”
Xia Fan pondered for a moment, "Have you ever thought that the error may not come from accidents, but from people?"
"Human?" Si Kong closed his eyes, as if retrieving data, "Impossible. I have checked these parameters several times, and there are absolutely no mistakes."
“Of course the data won’t be wrong, but the data won’t change over time either.”
Si Kong opened his eyes and looked at him, "What do you mean?"
At this time the testing machine stopped.
The cockpit cover opened, and a familiar figure poked his head out, "Xia Fan, I want Suzaku to accept this new modification immediately, immediately!"
The driver was none other than Ning Wanjun.
Her face was flushed, her eyes were full of pleasure, and she was obviously still immersed in the excitement of operating this new test machine.
It is indeed Her Royal Highness the Princess.
After all, it was related to the improvement of the mechanism beast, and Mo Yun was the main person in charge. It was strange that Ning Wanjun didn't know about it. She was afraid that as soon as the prototype was made, she would already be waiting in the assembly workshop.
"Don't worry, the first modified machine beast will be yours." Xia Fan responded with a smile. Anyway, it was not him who contributed, but all the members of the Machine Building Bureau. Seeing Ning Wanjun getting back into the driver's seat with satisfaction, he turned to Sikong and said, "Even the artificial life form used for replacement will continue to change under the influence of the environment. As a new generation of people who are born with the potential to sense Qi, , they may not be exactly the same as humans in the past."