Chapter 68 Robotic Arm
November 1st passed like this.
On November 2, the expected good news came. The team led by Zhang Tianhao won the bid. The relevant departments of Pudong City and Jiuzhou Technology Company began to have more in-depth contact, and were about to go through the process and research the product.
As long as this level is passed, this project will be completely stable.
On the afternoon of November 3rd.
Professor Zhuang Youwei of Harbin Institute of Technology led a group of people off the plane, and after meeting the person who picked him up, they rushed to Jiuzhou Technology Company on the outskirts of Rongcheng
Gu Qing took Dong Qi, Luo Songtang and They were greeted by some executives.
After a while of greetings after the meeting, Huang Chaoren said in a very rude manner: "Our company specially ordered hot pot for everyone, so that you can cleanse yourself from the wind and dust."
"There is no need for hot pot, just diarrhea. Not good." Someone in the research team refused.
“Yuanyang hotpot is not spicy, but there are other snacks, roast duck, roast goose and seafood.” Huang Chaoren explained.
"No, let's take a look at your industry line first. Our joint research team is very curious."
A "bad old man" who was not very sociable waved his hand and refused the arrangement bluntly.
Gu Qing does know that this gray-haired old man, Zhuang Youwei, is a big shot in the mechanical field. Of course, there are several "well-known" big shots in this research team.
"Since Mr. Zhuang said so, let's accompany everyone to see the industrial line first."
Gu Qing responded.
"Good boy, this is how you do scientific research. Don't be afraid of others questioning you." Zhuang Youwei patted Gu Qing's shoulder and encouraged him.
The projects he is working on are all big projects. It is very relaxing to pat little boss Gu on the shoulder.
Gu Qing also knew how good this old man was, so he kept his posture low, like a student.
Fu Dalong stood in the guard room, looking at his little boss like a primary school student, smiling modestly because of the teacher's affirmation and encouragement.
But when all the students and teachers entered the park and he closed the door, he felt a little dazed for a moment.
It seems like he has become a school janitor...
Because it is already past four o'clock in the afternoon, some workers have already changed shifts and gone to the canteen to eat, while those on duty are rushing to their work stations, so they can be seen in the park from time to time People were coming in and out.
The research team followed Director Luo's guidance and walked to the production workshop. After changing into work clothes, they finally approached the first-line production line.
“Every time I go to a production workshop, whether it is a high-tech production enterprise or an electronics assembly factory, I am impressed by human creativity.”
An old man next to Professor Zhuang Youwei He said this with a sigh.
"This is the assembly and testing at the end of the industrial line, and further ahead is the unmanned production workshop. Due to insufficient budget, we did not leave a tourist passage for tourists when we built it, so for the sake of safety, everyone is asked to line up in two lines and follow. Be careful not to touch these switch valves in the workshop.”
Director Luo explained the safety issues in detail at the front.
Although in an unmanned workshop, the probability of someone having an accident is small, if the machine is damaged and production is delayed, it will be a huge loss. The unmanned workshops of modern industrial factories have fulfilled most of the fantasies of science fiction writers in the 1960s and 1970s about the future.
Computer programs control robots and can produce in "harsh" environments.
Of course, the more efficient and intelligent machine production becomes, the more it will highlight the "clumsiness" of ordinary industrial workers. Therefore, many factory owners and capitalists do not like "wage workers" and prefer "machines that do not require wages", which leads to a lot of questions.
In this regard, some developed countries have even issued relevant laws and regulations. The number of workers a factory must recruit cannot be lower than a certain level, otherwise fines and taxes will be imposed.
Of course, the production workshop is basically filled with various arms of industrial robots, some big and some small.
But the research team also saw a flexible robotic arm that looks like an elephant trunk, and they are even involved in every link.
When did such monsters appear in the unmanned production workshop? Shouldn't they all be rigid mechanical arms made of various steel materials?
Zhuang Youwei and other professors were momentarily lost, and then sighed: "Your flexible robotic arm has actually been produced and put into practical use. It is still in the laboratory stage abroad. Did you buy the authorized technology or independently develop it? That smart dishwasher Is this the same technology as the robotic arm used in the sweeper? ”
Like a machine gun, several questions popped up.
As a "bad old man" in the field of machinery, Zhuang Youwei naturally knows that there are soft and hard robotic arms, but the accuracy and strength of software robotic arms are more difficult to overcome than hardware robotic arms.
The Harbin Institute of Technology and the University of Science and Technology have self-developed low-cost soft robot arms in this regard. They can already complete manipulation tasks such as twisting bottle caps and cleaning glass in daily life, but they are not as flexible as the flexible robotic arms in the workshop. That's like moving heavy objects, and precision welding.
“The rigid manipulator of traditional industrial robots is subject to inherent limitations such as low load-bearing ratio and poor flexibility. It is difficult to fully meet the needs of new applications such as human-machine coexistence environments and human-machine collaborative tasks. Therefore, inside your dishwasher The robotic arm should be a flexible robotic arm
But how do you solve perception, modeling, motion model, and power regulation? "
While asking, Zhuang Youwei seemed to be possessed, and unconsciously approached the unmanned production workshop, his eyes full of curiosity.
"The strategy I adopted is artificial intelligence programs and Robotics combine and try to apply flexible materials to the bones and muscles of robotic arms. "
Gu Qing grabbed Professor Zhuang and said briefly that he didn't want anything to go wrong.
Zhuang Youwei, who came back to his senses, asked: "Artificial intelligence program? I know you are also working on this project, but the intelligence of your sweeping robot is not enough. ”
Gu Qing nodded and said softly: "[Boundary Monument] has been used by hundreds of millions of users and has given us a lot of inspiring data. After cooperating with first-tier mobile phone manufacturers such as Xia Wei, my development of smart programs has also reached a higher level. , so this kind of mechanical arm can barely be modified."
"What about their accuracy?"
"It can reach the millimeter level." Gu Qing replied.
But just as he said these words, Zhuang Youwei opened his mouth in surprise, grabbed its arm with his backhand, and spoke quickly: "The accuracy of producing soft-body robotic arms can be down to millimeters, then you guys How is the blade optimization done during processing? "
When it comes to this, Gu Qing understands why the old man's demeanor suddenly changed like this.
In the machinery industry, precision processing was still a weak sector in the summer of 2016 and 2017. It basically relied on products from Germany or Japan and South Korea to achieve high-precision production processes.
As for the robotic arms, Daxia’s domestically produced ones cannot even make it into the top tier, and can only rely on output to compete in the mid- to low-end market.
PS: Thanks to Xu Huiping for the monthly ticket, hehe.
(End of this chapter)