Giant of the times - Chapter 540

c531 Technology is advancing and humans are losing their jobs

Robot Andrew and Tmall’s unmanned supermarkets became popular in the United States, leading the development of the industry.

The Andrew model artificial intelligence robot became popular before it was sold. As of the end of September, the number of pre-ordered users on the official Kronos Industrial Sales website exceeded 5 million. Everyone is almost rushing to buy, for fear that the production capacity of the robot Andrew will not be enough.

Li Zetian looked at the number of orders and was stunned. He didn’t expect so many users to buy the robot Andrew.

“In appearance, the Andrew model artificial intelligence robot is a robot made of steel, no different from cars, mobile phones and other products. If it were a robot of Eve’s level, then the whole world would be in chaos!” Li Zetian mused. , “Advanced artificial intelligence robots like Eve cannot be produced casually and the quantity must be controlled!”

After the Cronos Industrial Conference, 5 million Andrew robots were pre-sold in less than a month, which really surprised Li Zetian.

“Can the production capacity of the robot Andrew keep up?” Li Zetian called the CEO of Cronos Industries and asked.

The artificial intelligence robot production factory of Kronos Industries not only produces Andrew model robots, but also the “tallying robot” Baymax and more types of robots.

“We can completely keep up. We can produce 7 million Andrew robots every month!!” A slightly deeper man’s voice came from the other end of the phone. “Currently, 16 million Andrew robots have been shipped to all parts of the world. We are guaranteed to Supply demand will be met on October 1st!!!”

“Yeah!” Li Zetian felt relieved after hearing this.

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On October 1st, the flagship store supplied by Cronos began selling Andrew model robots. Pre-ordered users can go to the flagship store to pick up the goods in person, or they can wait for the company’s express delivery to their door.

However, many people couldn’t wait and lined up in front of the flagship store the night before, hoping to get the robot as soon as possible.

The flagship store of Kronos Industries is very large. Inside, there are rows of Andrew robots standing upright, like a powerful army, which is spectacular.

Users who walked into the store were stunned.

“Oh my God, there are so many robots. It’s so spectacular. It almost scared me to death.”

“So many robots can form a robot army. Taking them out will be very cool!”

“Chronos Industries is also an arms company. It may have secretly developed many military robots… Oh my god, I suddenly felt shuddering. If there is a powerful robot armed force, who would dare to challenge Chronos Li?”

“The robot army will definitely destroy any army on the earth!”

“I’m afraid that if the robots rebel in the future, it will be a tragedy for mankind!”

“Probably not…unless Chronos Li orders it!”

“Oh, Chronos·Li is getting more and more awesome now!!!”

While everyone was talking and sighing, they took out the activation code and ID card to activate their robots.

After multiple encryption methods such as password, fingerprint, iris, face recognition, and voice, the robot activation and master recognition process is completed. Then, under the guidance of the staff, the users had a deeper understanding of Andrew.

In addition, Cronos Industries also provides each user with a detailed robot manual.

“Sir, I believe you already understand the basic information about the robot Andrew. You can take him away now! If you still don’t understand anything, you can check the robot manual.”

“Okay,” one user asked, “Oh, by the way, how do I recognize my robot? These robots all look the same…”

The staff pointed at the chest of the robot and replied with a smile: “It’s easy to identify. You see, each robot has its own number, which is located in the upper right corner of the chest. For example, the number of your robot is ABC10001.”

“Okay, I get it now.”

“Okay, sir, I wish you shopping and entertainment. By the way, one last reminder, the Andrew robot is also equipped with a voice recognition system. As long as you talk to him more, he will gradually become familiar with your voice.”

Users happily took their robots away from the exit, and these robots followed their masters.

Soon, a large number of robots began to appear on the streets, attracting people to watch.

For several weeks, sales of Andrew’s robots were booming.

Even though the price is as high as US$3,500, everyone loves it.

Andrew Robot’s reputation is overwhelming, and people are very satisfied with him.

A Weibo V user wrote on his Weibo: “Haha, since I bought the Andrew robot, I no longer have to cook by myself! As long as I download the robot chef app, Andrew can immediately become a top hotel chef Chef! However, downloading these applications requires money. Depending on the level of the chef, the price of the software ranges from a few dollars to several hundred dollars. The most expensive robot chef application is naturally the Michelin Chef application, which is sold for Priced at US$250, it collects the techniques of almost all Michelin chefs at the moment! Needless to say, after downloading the software, Andrew’s cooking skills became so good that I have gained several pounds now! Wow, oh, I It feels like the chefs are doomed…”

There are many people leaving messages below.

“Yes, Andrew is so awesome. He is simply an all-round butler. He can do anything. Awesome!!!”

“My mother bought me Andrew, so I don’t have to worry about my studies anymore. Andrew is smarter than our teacher, and he knows everything you ask him!”

“Take Andrew out, it’s so cool, and he immediately becomes the focus of everyone, haha!”

“…”

In just one month, Cronos Industries sold a total of nearly 20 million Andrew robots. After announcing this data, it immediately caused a huge sensation in the industry.

All of a sudden, various robot companies around the world have announced their entry into the home robot market. Everyone is ambitious and wants a piece of the pie.

In the past month, more than 3,000 robotics companies have been established in Silicon Valley, which is jaw-dropping. Venture capital firms active in Silicon Valley have probably invested nearly $5 billion.

However, the threshold for robots is very high, and you are not able to get in if you want to. The tide is raging, and most robot companies will go bankrupt.

Chronos Industries has an absolute advantage and will be even stronger in the future. If you dare to enter the robot industry without any background, you are simply courting death!

At this time, not only was Kronos Industries’ home robot Andrew extremely popular, but industrial robots were also extremely popular. Factories from all over the world buy robots from Chronos Industries every day.

It is not difficult to see that the development trend of future factories is becoming increasingly obvious, which is unmanned factories! ! !

With the rapid rise of unmanned factories, the number of unemployed people around the world has increased wildly. Among them, the United States is the most serious.

President Gal is now very troubled.

Now it is no longer just a problem for Li Zetian and his family, but also for American factories to do this.

In addition, Tmall’s unmanned supermarket has also made a “good start”, leading more retail stores to develop towards “unmanned stores”.

Near downtown Los Angeles, an Amazon unmanned library was born, marking the first shot of an unmanned library.

President Gal now feels uncomfortable and frightened when he hears the word “no one”.

Right now, President Gall’s public approval rating has plummeted.

At this moment, Li Zetian continues his efforts and sets his sights on the unmanned vehicle project.

The autonomous vehicle project has been developed for many years, and the technologies involved are quite mature.

In early December, Li Zetian came to Tesla Motors.

“Mr. Li, with our efforts, the California government has passed laws and regulations related to autonomous vehicles!” Tesla Motors CEO smiled.

Li Zetian nodded. The United States is a federal country. The states are almost independent from the federation, so they have independent laws. The governor of California and many congressmen are from his own side and want to pass laws and regulations related to driverless cars. is very easy.

“What are the test results of driverless cars?” Li Zetian asked.

“Since last year, Tesla’s self-driving cars have been tested during rush hours in Los Angeles, and there have been a total of eight accidents. However, after improvements, only one accident has occurred in the past six months.”

Only one accident occurred in half a year, which has proved the power of driverless cars. Even experienced drivers may not be able to guarantee that no accident will occur within half a year.

The CEO of Tesla Motors said confidently: “I believe that with the improvement of driverless technology, Tesla driverless cars will become safer than us humans driving our own cars! Humans will get sleepy, distracted, and… Looking for speed thrills, but robots don’t do that!”

Li Zetian nodded, fully agreeing with this.

“Can Tesla’s driverless cars be officially launched in the first half of next year?” Li Zetian asked.

“Okay,” Tesla Motors CEO nodded and said, “It should be ready for mass production in March next year!”

Li Zetian was overjoyed when he heard this, and continued: “I will let Uber contact you to order a batch of driverless cars, and provide users with Uber driverless car ride-hailing services in the future!”

When the CEO of Tesla Motors heard this, he couldn’t help being stunned for a while.

Uber driverless taxi service, what about Uber drivers? Should they be fired?

Thinking about the future of Uber driverless cars all over the world and the unemployment of Uber drivers, the CEO of Tesla Motors trembled in his heart…