Chapter 36: Powered Exoskeleton

In the blink of an eye, two months have passed.

A lot of things have happened in the past two months. First, the rural factory area has officially started production, and the first batch of mobile phone energy components has smoothly arrived at the Huawei factory.

Additionally, the number of personnel at Anping Technology has surged, with 1,283 returning migrant workers being recruited, and all administrative staff have also reported to their posts. The personnel structure at Anping Technology is gradually becoming more complete.

Under Zheng Xiling's efforts, 34 high-tech talents were recruited from various research institutes of major universities. Later, Zhao Ping'an spent another half a month teaching them the manufacturing methods of triboelectric nanomaterials step by step, intending to cultivate them into the first batch of researchers at Anping Technology.

Even the Anping Technology Industrial Park over there in the factory area, with the joint efforts of Zhao Ping'an and Pan Dahai, has tendered four large construction companies to collaborate on the project. It is currently in the final stages, with some facilities already having passed inspection, such as the Anping Technology Research Institute.

Zhao Ping'an moved in ten days ago and designated a separate area here as his future headquarters. After all, his skills are more focused on design and development, while the company management and administrative tasks are better handled by Cao Zheng, Zheng Xiling, and a group of senior executives led by Shen Jin.

Anping Institute of Technology, Zone S, 2nd Floor.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight streamed in through the window, in front of a row of complex electronic instruments, a person dressed in a white lab coat slowly raised his head, revealing a gaunt face and two large panda eyes. This person was none other than Zhao Ping'an.

He has been staying in this 1,800-square-foot laboratory for three days and nights, eating instant noodles when hungry and taking short naps on the sofa chair by the wall when tired. The reason for his relentless effort is that he is focusing on researching a very advanced technology—powered exoskeletons.

Of course, no matter how skilled he is, it is impossible to develop such a comprehensive system that integrates materials, mechanics, mathematics, and computer science in just three days. In reality, he was merely modifying a bionic mechanical leg developed by the American company EksoBionics.

This is the promise he made to Zheng Xiling.

That night at the Sakhalin Bar in Shanghai, after hearing Wei Ziguo say that Sakhalin might be Zheng Xiling's cousin, Zhao Ping'an suddenly came up with a plan, so he said to Zheng Xiling: "I have a way to make your cousin's leg stand up."

Otherwise, do you think Zheng Xiling would have agreed to him without a second thought and willingly worked so hard for him during the exhibition?

Powered exoskeletons are a type of cutting-edge technology, involving a wide range of complex fields. In fact, EksoBionics' bionic mechanical leg can already allow people with high-level paraplegia to stand up and even walk. However, it has two major drawbacks. Hmm... yes, drawbacks. At least, that's what Zhao Ping'an thinks.

First, the appearance. Its structure is extremely complex, and its size is relatively large. After being assembled, it has absolutely no aesthetic appeal. Zhao Ping'an could tell just by thinking with his butt that Sakhalina is definitely a great beauty. So in his opinion, letting a beautiful woman walk on the street with something that looks like a giant leg is really a sight that spoils the scenery.

Second, the energy issue, which is actually related to the first problem. The reason why EksoBionics' bionic mechanical leg looks so unattractive is because of the four large protruding battery packs on the leg rods.

In fact, the energy issue has always been the biggest challenge troubling the entire powered exoskeleton field, because the nature of powered exoskeletons dictates that they must use mobile power sources, but their enormous energy consumption makes it impossible for ordinary battery packs to support long-term operation.

I have to say, this is contradictory.

Even with EksoBionics' bionic mechanical leg, which looks like it's covered in explosives, it can barely function normally for 1-2 hours. This is in standard mode, which means a slow walking state. If you need to run or go uphill, the time will be significantly reduced.

Zhao Ping'an's modification of it was also quite simple, of course, this is just to him, that is to integrate his unique friction charging technology into it.

However, before that, the primary task was to first address the aesthetic issues. So, he removed all four sets of lithium-ion battery packs from the bionic mechanical leg and replaced them with smaller, higher-capacity, and quite expensive graphene battery packs.

This thing is extremely rare; he specifically asked Ren Zhengfei for it, and it's not for sale.

Additionally, the entire set of bionic mechanical legs is covered with a layer of triboelectric nanomaterials, and the triboelectric energy recovery system is integrated into the original system of the equipment, thereby achieving the goal of dynamic charging. As a result, although these bionic mechanical legs will still consume energy at a rapid pace after operation, they will simultaneously convert 10%-15% of mechanical energy into electrical energy, supplementing the originally fixed energy value, which naturally extends the operating time of the

After Zhao Ping'an's test, it can actually run for 5-6 hours in standard mode, which is more than twice the operating time of the original equipment! Moreover, the key point is, the big clunky legs are gone!

Although the modified bionic mechanical leg is still not very aesthetically pleasing, at least it can easily fit under a normal skirt. This means that after Rusalka Harina attaches it, she can wear a slightly loose long skirt and walk down the street as if nothing were different!

In Zhao Ping'an's view, this is more important than the duration of the operation. Well, forgive him for always being a visual learner, but he believes that even if it were the Sakhalin people, they would think the same.

Finally fulfilling this promise, Zhao Ping'an let out a long sigh of relief. Otherwise, every time he met Zheng Xiling, she would always urge him, making him feel like a person who owes a debt and hasn't paid it back, which was indeed quite frustrating.

Because the work at the industrial park hasn't finished yet, Zheng Xiling is still temporarily living at the Xiangcun factory area. I have already called her to come and pick it up. While she hasn't arrived yet, Zhao Ping'an had a sudden thought and opened the long-unopened Craftsman System interface.

Host: Zhao Ping'an

[Age: 23]

[Strength: 6]

[Agility: 8]

[Endurance: 5]

[Life: 7]

Reputation: 138921

Rank: Master Craftsman Level 1

Warehouse remaining items: None

"Wow! My reputation has increased by several thousand points again!" Zhao Ping'an's eyes lit up. He remembered that when he returned from Shanghai last time, his reputation was just over 130,000. He didn't expect that in the past two months, even though he hadn't done anything, his reputation continued to rise! This point actually made him quite happy. One can imagine that once Huawei's full-screen phone is successfully launched, his reputation will experience another surge.

The importance of the Artisan System to Zhao Ping'an is beyond doubt. Even before he had obtained a level, he developed the friction charging technology that no scientist in the world had solved using just those two skill books. Who knows what kind of surprises he will bring in the future? So he had to ignore its 'growth.'

"Alright, let's get started now!" Zhao Ping'an said excitedly, staring intently at the blue interface in the void.

For the past two months, although he has been busy, he has been constantly thinking about the lottery in his mind. If it weren't for the fact that the last 'Infinite Black Gold Card' had caused him too much harm, how could he have waited until now?

However, it's good that I finally have some free time now and have also prepared myself. So, the next step is to rely on luck!