<=""></> As soon as the housekeeping robot was launched, the entire Internet was once again abuzz with the name "Future Man".
Numbered ai-00, nicknamed Xiaolin, it symbolizes the first-generation machine of Future Heavy Industries' "artificial intelligence + service robot" concept. Futureman Heavy Industries finally rejected Dr. Amos's crude design for the robot's appearance, and a professional art team rebranded Xiaolin's packaging.
The original long tapered head was replaced with a human face.
The uncanny valley effect really troubled the art team at the beginning<="l">. The more human-like the machine becomes, the stronger the feeling of physical rejection becomes. Even if expression data is continuously imported, the facial expressions of the robot can be enriched. However, the hollowness in the eyes and the stiffness in details still give people a fear similar to looking at the dead. But later, the problem that Dr. Amos couldn't figure out a solution to was solved by an undergraduate majoring in fine arts from China.
"Looking too much like a human makes people uncomfortable, so why not just not be human at all?"
Who says you have to look like a human to have a sense of beauty
For example, virtual idols that have been popular for many years, Hatsune Miku, Luo Tianyi... don't they also have massive fans on the Internet
The problem is solved.
The art team, suddenly awakened, immediately reworked the originally designed face shape and adopted a 2.5-dimensional character modeling style (referring to Final Fantasy), transforming the characters existing in the fantasy world into a three-dimensional one.
With 6 basic expressions and 36 derived expressions adjusted according to emotional parameters, the emotional expressiveness has completely surpassed the original cumbersome 142 different expression designs.
Xiaolin's official image is set as: an 18-year-old "black, straight" girl wearing a maid skirt, and a blond boy wearing a butler's uniform. Gender, hair color, eye color, bust size, personality, and clothing can all be customized according to user preferences. Of course, customizing the appearance of the robot will cost extra.
If you want your girlfriend to look different from others, most people are willing to pay this amount.
What? You ask me if the word "girlfriend" is used in the wrong place
Don't even say it. After many people bought Xiaolin home, they actually regarded her as their girlfriend. The AI produced by Futureman Technology is famous for its power, just as many people still regard Xiaobai as their pet. Many people fell in love with this goddess who came out of the fantasy world at first sight. Although the price of $10,000 is not very affordable, it was beyond Dr. Amos' expectations. A sales miracle in the Asian market!
In particular, the sales volume of the adult version of Xiaolin has surpassed that of all-age models designed for families. Although it only added a "special mold" and a special "emotion sensor", as well as 18 special movements and expressions specially designed for certain things, it was fetched a sky-high price of up to 20,000 US dollars on the black market!
This situation was also unexpected by Jiang Chen.
If you can afford twenty thousand dollars, why not find a girlfriend! It doesn’t cost more than 20,000 to pick up a girl, right
It was not until later that he discovered to his amazement that it was not only singles who had no money to get married who were buying this thing, but also people who were not short of money but had special hobbies. Some require the height to be as short as possible, and some require the bust to be g. Some even bought ten of them in one go and built a harem directly.
A robot will never be jealous unless programmed to do so.
The American "Times" once again put Jiang Chen on the cover, and added the line below his profile picture in humorous English -
[The man who "solved" the sexual and life problems of 240,000 singles around the world in one month]
Seeing this title almost made Jiang Chen's nose become angry.
If the content of the report hadn't been fairly accurate, he would have almost sent ghost agents to do the work.
Currently, 200,000 units of Xiaolin leave the factory on Anga Island every month, of which 50,000 units are for household use and 150,000 units are for adults. Originally, each of them produced 100,000 units, but there was no way, the adult model sold so well that Mirae Heavy Industries cut down the production line of the household model without hesitation<="l"& gt;. Allocate production capacity to adult-type production.
For this reason, Amos often complained to Jiang Chen.
His epoch-making masterpiece was actually used as a sex toy. This is simply an insult to knowledge!
However, he stopped complaining for a month and began to study the improved version of "Xiao Lin" honestly. $50 million in dividends. It almost scared him. Although he is well-known in the international robotics academic community, he has never been so rich.
However, unlike "Times", "Washington Post" has maintained a cautious attitude towards "Xiao Lin" launched by Future Heavy Industries. On the page reporting on "Xiao Lin", there was an image of a "Terminator" holding a heavy machine gun: "The White House will be happy, I'm afraid it won't be long before our soldiers serving in Iraq can go home. "
However, the White House is not happy.
When Xiaolin first entered the market, the Pentagon analyzed the possibility of using this "highly intelligent" robot on the battlefield. Although Xiaolin currently cannot recognize firearms and the program prohibits her from doing things that may harm humans, this does not mean that she does not have room for weaponization.
The conclusions drawn by relevant analysts are also very surprising.
If this robot is put on the battlefield. The ground combat capabilities of the US military must be increased by at least 10%. The most important thing is that these soldiers do not need to be paid. If someone is killed in action, there is no need to pay any pension or hold a funeral.
But here's the rub. The main control chip of this robot incorporates protection measures similar to those of the Phantom helmet. Violent disassembly will trigger the instant discharge of high-energy capacitors in the protection circuit and burn key components of the chip. As for the more critical AI program, technical personnel from various countries cannot even touch it. Reverse engineering progressed slowly, and the White House had no choice but to send an email to the Future Man Group's mailbox.
"Raytheon hopes to cooperate with us in the field of robotic military industry. The price they offered is US$1 billion, and they hope to purchase the related technology of 'Xiao Lin' in our hands. Huaguo Heavy Industry also made a similar proposal to us, hoping to Win a robot cooperation project with us before Raytheon." Standing in the chairman's office, Xia Shiyu reported to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen glanced at the documents on the table and didn't answer, just sighed.
"Whether it's artificial intelligence or robots... why is it that every time I come up with a piece of technology, someone is always trying to turn it into a weapon?"
Yesterday, Natasha came to see him. The Kremlin had the same idea and hoped to cooperate with Future Man Heavy Industries. This chick even lowered her voice and threw out the "nuclear" bait. Russia can send nuclear experts to the new country to help the new country build nuclear power plants and the like...
"Refuse?" Xia Shiyu asked.
"Reject it and reaffirm Future Man Group's neutrality in international affairs. Anyone who attempts to steal or seize Future Man Group's technology through illegal means will immediately start patent applications in other countries."
Xia Shiyu nodded.
"I will write a diplomatic reply to your words. In addition, Saudi Arabia also called and mentioned things related to robots."
"Saudi Arabia?" Jiang Chen looked at Xia Shiyu in confusion, "Are they also interested in our technology?"
"It's not so much that I'm interested in technology, but..." After hesitating for a moment, Xia Shiyu looked to one side with a slightly embarrassed expression, "The royal family over there made a special request." (.)< =""><=""><="">