In the free space of the virtual universe, Su Zhe, Fan Xiaoming, and Zuo Dajun sat around a round table, with these three cups of tea on the round table.
In front of the three people was a tall humanoid mecha.
Fan Xiaoming looked at the humanoid mecha in front of him, put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Can this still be a mecha? It's obviously an enlarged version of the humanoid bionic robot."
Su Zhe nodded and said: "Thirteen meters tall, it is said that the appearance and function of the mecha are no different from those of humans. It is said that it is a robot, and it can carry people inside."
Zuo Dajun smiled and explained: "This is a mecha. For the use of humanoid bionic robots, a good communication environment is needed, which means that it cannot be used in many special circumstances. Isn't that why there are mechas?" Demand, let’s put it this way! The mecha in front of us is the most powerful mecha built with current science and technology. It is actually an enlarged version of our human body, and it can be equipped with many external preparations. Its purpose is multi-functional, in... …”
Listening to Zuo Dajun's explanation, Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming had a basic understanding of the mecha in front of them.
As he talked, he came to the core part of the mecha.
Zuo Dajun waved his hand, and an exploded view of the mecha appeared next to it.
"This mecha is still a semi-finished product, and there are still many difficulties to overcome before it can be fully applied. As for the energy part, due to the current super battery density, its battery life is very short, only half an hour under high-intensity conditions. This Our mecha’s standard equipment is a nuclear battery, especially a fusion-fission cycle battery in the concept.”
"In terms of attack power, we have no restrictions. We use the strongest materials available to build it. This is the main body of the mecha. If you add equipment, it will be powerful. As far as the current weapons are concerned, they are not energy weapons. Like the current ones It’s no match at all. Of course, this mecha is multifunctional, so there are no restrictions on its use.”
"Then there's the mecha's cockpit. You also know that our human body's ability to withstand acceleration is limited. The cockpit we developed can not only withstand the impact of acceleration, but also maintain the basic needs of the human body. Now this cabin can withstand two An acceleration of ten g can maintain the basic needs of the human body for forty-eight hours."
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After listening to Zuo Dajun's words, both Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming also knew the two problems that the mecha needed to solve.
and energy issues and cockpit issues.
Fan Xiaoming looked at the smiling Zuo Dajun, smiled and said, "Your idea is to make this mecha a human second body."
Zuo Dajun nodded and said: "Yes! Our human body is fragile to the cosmic environment, so I have the idea of building this mecha. Remote control of humanoid bionic robots is one route, but this requires a harsh communication environment, and The mecha I built is a different route. The man and the mecha are a whole. Compared with the risks of humanoid robots, this route is relatively safer."
Remote control of humanoid bionic robots through brain-computer control certainly has great advantages, but it also carries great risks.
For example, there are security issues such as the humanoid bionic robot being controlled and its interactive data being intercepted. The most critical thing is that remote control of the bionic robot requires a good communication environment.
Once the communication is interrupted, the remote-controlled bionic robot will be blind and unable to do anything.
For this reason, in many cases, remote control of bionic robots cannot be used.
In contrast, the combination of humans and mechas is much safer, and there is no excessive need for communication. Humans and mechas together form a whole.
Unlike the remote control humanoid bionic robot, it is a human, brain-computer, communication network, and humanoid bionic robot as a whole.
The communication network is the biggest flaw.
Su Zhe smiled and said: "That's right, we can't just rely on the development of remote control humanoid bionic robots. No matter from which perspective, diversified development is the safest. Remote control humanoid bionic robots have There are many advantages, but communication is the biggest disadvantage, and it is also necessary to develop mechas."
Diversified development is the right thing to do.
There are remote control humanoid robots and mechas, as well as traditional robots.
The three should develop simultaneously.
The person behind the remote control humanoid bionic robot is a human, and the mecha is driven by a human. The traditional robot is a separate individual with a main program, or an intelligent control system.
The three have their own advantages and disadvantages, and what they need is synchronized development.
On the whole, it is also a check and balance.
Fan Xiaoming nodded and said: "It is indeed necessary for the development of mechas, but it is more difficult than remote control of bionic robots and traditional robots."
"I know this, but our need for mechas is inevitable. In many cases, neither remote control of bionic robots nor traditional robots will work." Zuo Dajun explained, "The former has communication flaws, and the latter We cannot completely control it in our own hands, so mechas are the most reliable."
For remote-controlled humanoid bionic robots, their development must solve the problem of communication. If instantaneous communication technology can be developed and it is not easily interfered, then there will be no need to develop mechas.
But judging from the current situation, this situation is difficult to achieve.
With current communication technology, it is normal for it to be disturbed in the cosmic environment.
For traditional robots, their development path is intelligent robots.
This route is good, but it also carries a huge risk, that is, humans can easily be replaced by intelligent robots.
This is no fantasy.
The combination of artificial intelligence and robotics technology will create intelligent robots that are destined to threaten human beings in the end.
Compared with the first two, mechas are much more reliable.
Fan Xiaoming said seriously: "Mechas are more reliable, but they are much more difficult. There are energy problems. However, mechas must take into account human life support. This is like enlarging a humanoid bionic robot." , plus a life support system.”
Zuo Dajun said with a smile: "This is the purpose of introducing this mecha to you. I want you to help solve the energy problem and the life support system. As far as I know, our Jiutian Research Center is very advanced in energy and human life support." We have done in-depth research, and after I put forward the needs of mechas in this regard, I can apply relevant technologies to mechas earlier."
As the leader of the research on space suits and mechas, he still knows something about the research projects of Jiutian Research Center, but his authority is very limited, and many of the top ones don't know enough about them.
Even if all permissions are open to him, he doesn't have that much energy to understand bit by bit.
In his opinion, Su Zhe had absolute advantages in these aspects.
Su Zhe smiled and said, "Then tell me about your needs for the mecha in terms of energy and life support systems."
When Zuo Dajun talked about this mecha, he knew what Zuo Dajun was thinking.
Zuo Dajun nodded and began to talk, "In terms of energy, the mecha now uses a super battery, which can be charged through beams. However, the energy density of the super battery is not enough. Even if it is fully charged, its battery life is very short. Right now. For example, if you want the mecha to move for a long time, you cannot do without the beam channel. As for the mecha’s external equipment, the energy requirements are even greater.”
Fan Xiaoming said with a smile: "It's strange that the energy consumption of a 13-meter big guy is so small. As for your plug-in equipment, which one doesn't consume the most energy? Your electromagnetic gun and energy cannon, which one doesn't require a lot of energy?" energy of."
He looked at the plug-in equipment in front of him, each of which required a lot of energy.
The most eye-catching thing to see is the sniper rifle used by the mecha.
For humans, it is a sniper rifle, and for mechas, it is a sniper cannon.
There are also beam cannons and the like.
"Yes!" Zuo Dajun continued, "In terms of energy, the current super battery can only be used in the early stage of testing, but later super batteries will not work. What I am looking at is the nuclear battery, which is the concept. A fusion-fission cycle battery, in my idea, this kind of battery can not only use fusion-fission nuclear fuel, but also store other external energy, such as solar energy."
Su Zhe said with a smile: "Although the fusion-fission cycle battery is still just a concept, the first step has been taken. The theoretical test of the proton nuclear fusion device has been successful. In fact, the miniaturized proton nuclear fusion device can be placed on the On the mecha, as for the fusion-fission cycle battery, we have to wait for a long, long time.”
Zuo Dajun smiled and said: "I also have this idea. We don't think about it overnight. In fact, a miniaturized proton nuclear fusion device can meet the needs of mechas."
"Army! That's what you said." Fan Xiaoming smiled, "What else do you want? Put the nuclear fusion device on the mecha. This is a nuclear fusion device. As long as there is hydrogen, your mecha can If it keeps spinning, you are too ambitious."
"This kind of nuclear fusion device is good, but it still has flaws." Zuo Dajun smiled, "My ideal thing is the kind of infinite energy gems in science fiction. With that thing, there is unlimited energy use. "
Fan Xiaoming said helplessly: "What you said is way off base. If there is such a gem in the world, it is better to be more practical. Even if you say that an antimatter reactor is more reliable than this thing."
Su Zhe said with a smile: "Antimatter is further away, but nuclear fusion is more reliable. In terms of energy, once the nuclear fusion device is miniaturized, it will basically be sufficient for the use of mechas."
Zuo Dajun smiled and said: "I estimate that with a miniaturized nuclear fusion device, the mecha can be put into use. After all, the nuclear fuel carried at one time can last for one year under high intensity."
Hearing what Zuo Dajun said, Fan Xiaoming smiled, "Dajun! It has a one-year battery life and high-intensity output. Are you planning to build a mecha that can span the solar system?"
"Yes! I have such an idea." Zuo Dajun also smiled, "To build it, we must build the most powerful mecha. In terms of energy, the stronger the better, I know the theoretical test of the proton nuclear fusion device It has been passed. I look forward to the miniaturization of the proton nuclear fusion device. You must know that this mecha is not the only one waiting for the miniaturization of the proton nuclear fusion device. There are many people who are also looking forward to it."
Controllable nuclear fusion technology.
After many years of research, everyone knows the importance of controllable nuclear fusion.
Fan Xiaoming smiled and waved his big hand in front of him, "This is the proton fusion device under construction. The manufacturing of related parts has already begun. It is estimated that we can test it when we come back from Mars. As for miniaturization, it will still take some time. Time."
A huge ring-shaped device appeared in front of the three people.
Zuo Dajun smiled and said: "It's really a big guy. It's not easy to miniaturize such a big guy."
Su Zhe nodded and said: "It is difficult, but it is not as great as imagined. It is difficult to go from zero to one, but not so difficult from one to ten. Under the current conditions, iteration is very fast. It is estimated that small It won’t take more than a few years to transform.”
"That's right! I look forward to the proton fusion device being completed soon, and I look forward to driving a mecha across the solar system." Zuo Dajun said with a smile on his face.
Fan Xiaoming sighed: "Energy is an eternal problem for us humans. Right now, we rely on solar energy, which is actually the fusion energy of the sun. As for the light pillar project, it is just a process of collection and transfer. With this, we have the ability to develop the entire solar system. I am confident that when the proton nuclear fusion device experiment is successful, then we humans will have mastered the initiative of nuclear fusion energy, and we will be able to leave the solar system and explore deep space. To put it bluntly, we humans no longer need to rely on the fusion energy provided by stars, because We have mastered the technology of controlled nuclear fusion."
The use of energy is a symbol of the development of human civilization.
When humans fully used the earth's energy, they developed industrial civilization.
It can be said that after human beings entered industrial civilization, hunger was no longer a natural disaster. Human beings were able to resist cold. The living space of human beings on the earth was expanded. In the past, they could not survive in extremely cold zones, and they no longer survive after entering industrial civilization. is the problem.
Now, with the light pillar project, humans can make full use of the energy released by the sun, which means that humans have entered the space age.
This period can be seen as the expansion of human industrial civilization, because industry achieved further development at this time.
Using the energy of the sun, humans have the ability to develop the entire sun.
It's just that it's difficult to leave the solar system in this way, because the source of all energy is still the sun, and all these energies are provided by the sun.
To say that human beings have developed from industrial civilization to interstellar civilization, a typical symbol is the success of controllable nuclear fusion technology.
At this time, humans can stay away from the solar system and explore deep space.
Zuo Dajun smiled and nodded, "I am very much looking forward to the success of controllable nuclear fusion technology. As far as I know, many people are waiting for the success of controllable nuclear fusion technology and are eager to explore the outer space of the solar system."
"That's right! Our research center also has such a project." Fan Xiaoming smiled.
The Penglai Space City project is the background of the game "Proxima Centauri", but in reality this project has been ongoing.
