I was reborn and stayed in school to lie down. I really don’t want to roll anymore!

The white sweeper is plugged into a socket in the corner of the office.

"Om~!"

Under Pang Yi's operation, the sweeper was started.

A huge sound came out of the small machine, which felt a bit like a vacuum cleaner.

"How is his operation currently controlled?"

“Computer program or mobile app?”

“Mobile app!”

"However, the app has not been fully developed yet, and authorization is required for downloading."

"For now, only this test phone in my hand can control it."

Pang Yi waved the smartphone in his hand. He couldn't tell what brand it was, but it looked a bit like a special engineering testing phone.

“As for the current route of travel, it is recommended based on algorithm calculations.”

"I have just entered the map here into the machine, and now it is in the normal cleaning state."

As soon as he finished speaking, the white sweeper was already in front of him.

It actually stopped suddenly, slowly turned around, passed by his side and went behind him.

Jiang Hao couldn't help but nodded. Judging from this point of view alone, at least the basic intelligence level of this sweeping robot is acceptable.

There was no head-on collision, or the kind of stubborn attitude of bumping back and forth.

Associate Professor Duan nodded repeatedly when he saw this, which made Pang Yi look happy.

However, when the machine cleaned the empty space under the office bookshelf, it immediately started to slap its face.

"Bang~bang~bang~"

The entire sweeper hit the bottom of the bookshelf rhythmically, trying to get underneath to clean, but it couldn't.

The problem is quite obvious, because the small disc of laser radar installed on the top of the sweeper is several centimeters higher than the entire sweeper.

Originally, the space at the bottom of the bookshelf just reached the fuselage, and the raised radar part did not seem to be included in the height.

As a result, the radar area in the upper part now collides regularly with the bottom rod of the bookshelf.

Pang Yi's face instantly turned red and embarrassed.

"Will the radar be damaged if it hits like this?"

Jiang Hao didn't care about these bugs, after all, it was only the first version of the software.

It is normal to have mistakes, omissions and oversights, and there is still time to adjust and improve.

It is better to have problems now than to have problems later when the product is on the market.

"No, there are protective parts outside the radar, and normal collisions will not cause any damage to the hardware."

Professor Duan quickly took over the topic.

Like Jiang Hao, he has a high tolerance for the current first version of the software.

And he is mainly responsible for hardware issues. If the sweeping robot had not bypassed Jiang Hao just now.

Then I guess Professor Duan will have to consider his own hardware problems.

At present, it is obviously a software adaptation, or the height of the laser probe was not taken into account during development.

Until the sweeper was manually pushed away and started again, the subsequent cleaning went smoothly.

I could barely make a circle very slowly.

Overall, the obstacle avoidance capability is good, but there are still many bugs.

"Professor Duan."

“This product probably can’t go through the stairs of a certain height between rooms, right?”

After watching the sweeper finish its work, Jiang Hao realized another problem.

He had no hope for specific stairs or upper and lower floors of a duplex.

But there may be small steps or slopes of a few centimeters between the rooms in the house.

If this problem exists, we can't just let it go like this.

Regardless of its cleaning capabilities, the machine should at least be able to complete cleaning automatically without anyone around.

It is impossible for the machine to get stuck somewhere and require manual help from the owner.

If this happens a few times, this sweeper will not be accepted by consumers.

However, if the word-of-mouth and market response are bad, it will be difficult to find A-round investors.

Associate Professor Duan also looked serious at this moment, and it seemed that he had just realized this problem.

"If it's a gentle slope, with the power of the current machine design, it won't be a big problem."

"But if it's really a small step or a very steep slope, then it will be a problem for the time being."

"Can it be solved?"

"It can be solved. As long as we think of the problem, we can just change the basic design."

"But in terms of cost, it will probably cost another sum."

When Professor Duan said this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Pang Yi and asked in a deep voice.

"We have already made the mold for this product, right?"

"Well, we have discussed the hardware of the sweeper several times and have already decided on it."

“The test products of the silicone mold have also met the initial requirements.”

"In order to meet the launch deadline, the hardware of this product has already been officially molded, and the total cost is 37 yuan."

Pang Yi is in charge of all the specific work in the company.

This is the cost for a physical product to mature. Due to the rush to meet deadlines, the hardware molds have been completed ahead of schedule.

The original plan was to wait until the software was fully adapted and then slowly start promoting it.

Now if you really want to change it, you have to make a new mold, and the cost is more than 300,000 yuan.

Generally, after a small company has experienced this twice, it can declare the bankruptcy project over.

Fortunately, Professor Duan’s company can still afford the money for the time being.

After not much hesitation, it was finally decided.

"Let's make some overall changes, polish both the hardware and the software."

"We cannot save on these costs. The first product launched on the market must strive to leave an impression on consumers."

Originally, Professor Duan thought that with his professional ability, including early investment in hardware.

The entire company's current money can be spent on software, saving money on hardware.

Unexpectedly, I couldn't escape it in the end, and now I have to continue investing in hardware.

"But overall this product is quite smart, at least its ability to identify obstacles and plan roads is outstanding."

“I am quite optimistic about our product.”

"Junior Brother Pang, do you have any more products like this for testing? Give me two and I'll test them at home and see if I can give you some other feedback."

The duplex that Jiang Hao currently lives in only has two plots of land that are actually in use.

The master bedroom and other areas of the study are hardly used, so we didn't hire an aunt.

The area is not small, so we can use one robot vacuum cleaner on each floor to test it.

"Yes, yes. We have a lot of test machines. I'll send two over later."

Seeing Pang Yi agreed, Jiang Hao continued with a smile.

"Junior Brother Pang, and Professor Duan, you can also try using it at home."

"Sometimes you may not be able to find the problem just by working at a company or experimenting at a site. You still have to try it out in the complex terrain at home."

"Well, I'll take this one home and try it out later."

Professor Duan nodded immediately after hearing this.

Now he maintained a high level of trust in Jiang Hao, and what he said was particularly pleasant to the ear.

Only Pang Yi on the side looked embarrassed. He seemed to have something to say but held it back.

"Junior brother, are you having trouble with the test at home?"

Jiang Hao didn't react at this moment, he just thought about it on his own and asked both of them to take it home for actual testing.

So I communicated with Pang Yi directly.

"Xiao Pang, if you have any questions, just ask. We are starting a business together and if there are any problems, try to communicate as much as possible."

Jiang Hao and Professor Duan looked at him with strange eyes.

Pang Yi, the new CEO of the sweeping robot company, spread his hands in front of the two men.

"Teacher, Senior Brother Jiang, I'm fine, but I'm a little different from you."

"I'm still renting a room outside. It's less than 20 square meters, and there's nothing else except a bed and a table."

"There's no need to test it on my end."

When hearing this, Jiang Hao could feel the helplessness and a bit of bitterness in Junior Brother Pang's words.

He forgot that Pang Yi was different from him and Associate Professor Duan in that he had just graduated with a master's degree.

And from the perspective of buying a house, his funds also come from dividends from invoicing projects.

It has nothing to do with Totoro live broadcast. With that salary, I can't buy the current house in a short time.

The same is true for Pang Yi, who is also an entrepreneur. He does not have the many years of accumulation of his teacher, Associate Professor Duan.

For him, it was a test proposed by Jiang Hao.

What is lacking is not a sweeper, but a house!