Chapter 142 Robot first collision accident
Monday, April 25, afternoon.
Office of the Chairman of Yuanjie Intelligent Control Headquarters.
Boom! Boom!
Lu An, who was sitting at his desk, heard the knock on the door and immediately raised his head and said, "Come in."
After a while, Liu Qingtang entered the office. Her simple business attire complemented her temperament. A piece of material he brought was delivered to the desk, and then he looked at Lu An and said, "Brother, this is the company's first quarter financial statement." Lu An glanced at her, picked up the material and asked at the same time: "Why are you reporting, where is Qiu Yan?"
Hearing this, Liu Qingtang immediately replied: "Sister Qiuyan is busy with Star Power Aerospace Company. She asked me to bring the materials to come to you for signature."
The company's financial statements must be signed and sealed by the company's legal person, the chairman and the person in charge of accounting.
Lu An nodded and took back his light, opened the materials to read,
Yuanjie Intelligent Control’s revenue in the first quarter of 2016 was 97.141 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of +247.16%; net profit was 42.367 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of +165.87%.
In March of the first quarter, the company signed a 70 billion wind and photovoltaic power station energy storage business order, a 19.36 billion new energy vehicle battery business order, and a 72.09 billion smartphone battery business order, totaling 161.45 billion.
These orders have not yet been delivered, so they are not reflected in this quarter's financial statements.
The performance in the first quarter is mainly composed of two major business segments: bionic prosthetics and Xiaoyuan Robot.
This year, the official launch of national subsidy for bionic prosthetics has brought about a surge in sales. In the first quarter, domestic sales reached 1.1925 million units.
· This single quarter exceeded the total sales of last year. In the first quarter, overseas sales were 87,500 units.
The total sales of bionic prosthetics in the first quarter reached 1.28 million, with revenue of 45.725 billion.
Xiaoyuan Robot's sales in the first quarter totaled 65,100 units, with revenue of 51.416 billion, surpassing the bionic prosthetics business.
Metaverse Intelligent Control’s current business structure has become much healthier, and a single product no longer accounts for the absolute proportion of revenue.
Lu An looked at the income statement and found that the company's net assets at the end of the period were 117.732 billion and its cash flow reserves were 68.9 billion.
Metaverse Intelligent Control has spent a lot of money this year on the expansion of production lines. The budget for the second and third phase of the super factory exceeds 100 billion, and the budget for the four major division headquarters exceeds 40 billion.
But it is not a one-time expenditure of so much money. The company's existing book funds are fully sufficient to cope with capital turnover.
Finally, Lu An finished reading and immediately signed and stamped the materials.
He looked up at Liu Qingtang, who was standing quietly outside the desk, handed the materials to her, and asked with a smile: "Is there anything you are not satisfied with about working or living in Jianing City? If there is anything you are not used to, just tell me."
Liu Qingtang took the materials with both hands and upon hearing Lu An's question, he immediately shook his head and replied, "No, I am doing very well both at work and in life. Sister Qiuyan also takes good care of me and supports me."
Hearing this, Lu An nodded: "Then. Okay, go ahead and do your business." Liu Qingtang left the office with the signed and sealed documents. Lu An then went to the company's R&D center to deal with technical issues of Metaverse Intelligent Control's major products. The company's daily operations and management basically did not require him to do it himself.
17:12 pm.
In the central area of CBD in Jianing City, a Xiaoyuan robot is walking steadily on the sidewalk.
It has been half a year since it was released in October last year. Xiaoyuan Robot has already become famous. Although it is not as eye-catching as it was at first, there are not many people walking on the street, but it still attracts the attention of many people.
The owner of this Xiaoyuan robot is not a high-net-worth group, but he is also a middle-income earner, and his family's economic conditions are much better than those of the lower-income families.
Last year, the second child policy was allowed. The owner of the robot planned to have a second child. The couple together planned to buy a Xiaoyuan robot instead of hiring a confinement nanny or nanny.
The price of 788,800 yuan is still a bit expensive for this family. They originally planned to exchange for a car, but finally decided not to exchange. Then they took out a loan of 200,000 yuan to raise enough money to buy it, and bought a Xiaoyuan robot last month.
Although the price of this product is very expensive, after using it for more than a month, the owner feels that it is worth the money and the quality of life has been significantly improved.
The Xiaoyuan robot will solve the housework. In the past, it would take several hours to cook for each meal.
Since having the Xiaoyuan robot, I have never been in the kitchen again. The Xiaoyuan robot's cooking skills are even better than those of humans.
At this moment, the Xiaoyuan robot retrieved the scheduled fresh ingredients from the organic supermarket on the corner for its owner, carrying green leafy vegetables and milk in the bag.
It walks steadily on the road, its visual sensors scan the road conditions smoothly, and its built-in navigation system strictly abides by traffic rules.
Xiaoyuan robot stands at the intersection of zebra crossing and waits to see.
Pedestrians can pass after the green light.
I saw the Xiaoyuan robot also stepping onto the zebra crossing, crossing the road with several other pedestrians.
After a while, when the Xiaoyuan robot reached the middle of the zebra crossing, an accident happened.
A harsh sound of tire friction sounded, and a big black Mercedes rushed over from the side and behind like an out-of-control beast.
The man in the driver's seat had a look of horror on his face. He had just ignored the traffic while checking his cell phone. Now, as if his mind was spinning, he kept honking the horn without applying the brakes.
This car was heading straight towards the Xiao Yuan robot, and it had already warned of the danger of collision.
Its reaction speed is faster than that of humans, and it can avoid the risk of this collision, but it did not perform emergency avoidance,
Because it was unfortunate that there were pedestrians in front and behind the Xiaoyuan robot at this time.
To avoid it in an emergency, you will have to collide with a pedestrian.
The Xiaoyuan robot has three logic programs.
First procedural directive: Human individuals shall not be harmed in any form.
Second program instructions: Master instructions must be obeyed unless the instructions conflict with the first program instructions.
Third program instruction: protect its own existence without violating the first program instruction and the second program instruction.
Obviously, the three logic programs of Xiaoyuan Robot are the classic Three Laws of Robotics, but they are different. The first law of the so-called Three Laws of Robotics is that robots must not harm individual human beings, or cause harm to humans due to inaction.
The difference is that Yuanjie Intelligent Control does not add "human beings may be harmed due to inaction", that is to say, if humans are harmed, the robot can either stand by and do nothing, or it can act.
· Yuanjie Intelligent Control gives the decision of whether to choose to act or not to the customer who purchases it.
Because this is private property, when a robot interferes with the cause and effect of others, it may cause harm to itself or cause trouble to its owner.
What if its owner does not want to interfere with the cause and effect of others?
This is also his right.
After all, helping others is a moral matter, not a legally enforceable obligation.
Hence, Metaverse Intelligent Control leaves the decision-making power of whether to let the robot interfere with other people's karma to the buyer. If the buyer is willing to help others, then it can be authorized. If the buyer does not want to interfere with other people's karma, then it can not be authorized.
Xiao Yuan's robot was not hit from the front, but was severely scratched and hit to the side and rear waist.
This is the relatively optimal solution it can achieve in the limited avoidance space of the current environment. Not being hit head-on.
But even so, the entire machine rolled uncontrollably for half a circle in the air, and then landed heavily on the road outside the confidential area.
The dishes he was carrying flew out of his hands, and the vegetables and milk were scattered all over the ground. It was a mess.
The pedestrians on the zebra crossing escaped, and everyone was in shock, but this Xiaoyuan robot could not escape.
Suddenly, screams erupted around the impact point, as well as the screams of passers-by.
"Oh my God! There was a car accident!"
"Look! Isn't that the Xiao Yuan robot?"
· "The robot was hit by a car!"
· At this moment, the Xiao Yuan robot was lying quietly on the road after being hit. The original soft warm white light band on its head had been extinguished, and the appearance of the body was covered with scratches and dents.
The body structure strength of the Xiaoyuan robot is not as good as that of the armed robot, but there is no problem in normal use. However, it will not be safe in the event of such a major car accident.
If this can be tolerated, Yuanjie Intelligent Control can technically do it, but the cost will have to rise significantly.
The robot itself is different from the vehicle that carries people. It does not involve the safety of human life, so the strength index requirements are much lower. The strength standard is only set based on its own function and body structure.
Soon after, the traffic police arrived at the scene, and the owner of the Xiaoyuan robot also came to the scene.
He was disgusted when he saw the robot he bought lying on the ground, and became excited for a moment, because he had just bought it and had taken out a loan, and this happened to him more than a month after he bought it.