End of the Sky

The talking robot is about 1.8 meters, and Russell wears shoes slightly higher than it. The appearance is similar to the human body structure. Because there is no armor, it looks thin and thin, and the whole is quite weak. Illusion.

The robot's chest and forehead are written with the abbreviation of the Chicago Police Department, and the two numbers 03. Its duty is to guard the parking lot. In order to make it visible, the trunk is sprayed with light blue fluorescent paint.

Russell looked at the robot, whose overall image was very familiar, but he was not sure which movie he had seen this robot in.

"Hello, police officer, is there anything you can do to help?" Its five features have been dead since the day of leaving the factory. Although the words are frustrated, they still give a rigid feeling.

"Yes, do you know where my home is?"

robot:"……"

Russell shrugged, pulled the car door and sat in. He got a stun in the car.

Before he got on the car, he found some abnormalities. The four rubber tires on the front and rear were replaced by spherical rolling wheels. Considering that he didn't say anything in 2035, the layout of the car still left him overwhelmed.

Without a clutch, it can be understood as an automatic transmission, but neither the steering wheel, the shift lever, nor the brakes and the accelerator pedal can be found in the driver's seat. Who can tell him how to drive this car?

"Hey, who? Yes, it's you, don't point it out, come here."

Russell beckoned to the robot, who soon reached the window.

"Hello, police officer, is there anything I can help you with?" The robot asked again, with the same opening dialogue, its procedures were very rigid.

"Get on the co-pilot and help me see if something is wrong with this car and I can't start it."

"Okay, officer."

The robot opened the front cover of the car and checked it at the fastest speed, then took the co-pilot and pressed the start button to check it again.

"Sergeant, there is no problem with your vehicle. If you feel that it is inappropriate, I can help you contact the trailer of the auto repair shop."

"Uh, who ..."

"Police Officer, I am an NS-4 robot. You can call me 'No.-03'. This is my file number at the Chicago Police Department. My identity is the parking lot administrator."

Russell nodded: "OK! Then number -03, tell me how to drive this car, and where can I reissue my driving license?"

The robot number-03 expression remains unchanged: "Police officer, you enter the destination into the computer, and the vehicle will be controlled by the computer to drive automatically without manual operation. In addition, ten years ago, the driver's license was canceled and no address can be reissued.

Russell nodded and said, "I know, just make fun of you!"

"Thank you, I'm honored."

The driver's license was cancelled?

Russell was very surprised. He always thought that even if the US emperor was disintegrated, his driving license would not be cancelled. But think about it right, a car without manual driving is equivalent to an elevator that moves automatically, or one that can sleep with a sofa seat. The driver ’s license loses its significance, and a social security card is sufficient as proof of identity.

Thinking about this, Russell turned over the carton again and found his own employment information. There was a column on the top of which filled in his current residence address.

Russell turned on the computer, entered the address, and didn't rush to leave. Rarely there is a rigid program to talk about. Naturally, he needs to ask for some useful information.

"No.-03, let me test you a few questions and test your eligibility as a parking lot administrator."

"Ok, police officer, you can ask questions at will. I have answers in my database for questions about cars." No.-03 is very confident about this. Of course, his confidence is also a program setting.

Half an hour later, Russell put out the brand of daily lubricants number -03, the latter almost knew everything, and in the face of Russell's questions, as long as it existed in the database, all of them were spoken out.

Russell clasped his hands on his shoulders, and through the conversation with No.-03, he roughly understood the overall world view of the world, and at the same time had some guesses about where he was.

In 2035, this is the age of machines!

Not only refers to those already highly developed mechanized large-scale production, but a full sense of science and technology into ordinary households, from daily necessities to home appliances, intelligent robots have penetrated all aspects of human life.

As the best production tool and human partner, robots have begun to play an increasingly important role in various fields. Due to the limitations of the well-known three laws of robots, humans have full confidence in these partners who can perform various tasks without complaints. Many of them have even become members of a family.

"Number-03, say the three laws of robots again!"

"Okay, officer." The tone of number-03 became sacred.

"First Law: Robots must not harm humans, or sit and watch humans harmed."

"Second Law: Unless the first rule is violated, robots must obey human orders."

"The third law: Robots must protect themselves without violating the first and second principles."

The three laws of robots, proposed by the famous science fiction writer Asimov, have far-reaching effects. Many science fiction works have introduced these three laws as the robot's code of conduct.

Russell also knows the three laws, because he is so famous that he deliberately understands them.

It may seem that the three major laws are flawless. In fact, there are many disputes. When the level rises to the height of morality and human interests, the three major laws have loopholes, so Asimov added the zeroth law.

The zeroth law: Robots must protect the overall interests of human beings from harm. This law overrides the three laws.

The emergence of the zeroth law is necessary, because robots will encounter certain specific situations when implementing the three laws. For example, in order to maintain the overall order of the country or the world, human beings have formulated laws and must execute the death penalty of some people. So, should the robot face the execution of the executioner, should it prevent the execution?

The three laws stipulate that robots must do this, but the rescue of capital offenders destroys the order of human society and hurts the overall interests of humanity.

With the zeroth law, there is no such awkward scene, but unfortunately, there still exist loopholes in seeming perfection.

What are the human interests?

Europeans, Asians, Americans, and Africans all have different opinions. At the United Nations Congress, these people can fight their brains. For problems that humans can't understand themselves, writing them in detail is flawed and let the robots execute them. They will only contradict themselves and crash.

Later, after the Three Laws and the Zero Law, the Yuan Law, the Fourth Law, and the Law of Reproduction were extended.

Russell estimates that the laws that robots must follow will continue to increase, because logic is flawed, no matter how perfect the law is the product of human logic, just like the law, no matter which country in the world has the law, if you want to find it Out of loopholes.

Moreover, human beings themselves have a famous saying: rules are used to break!

How can humans with such logic formulate flawless robot laws?

Russell glanced at the robot next to him, staring directly into the empty eyes of the other party: "Number-03, you speak very well, you are a qualified parking lot administrator."

"Police Officer, thank you for your compliment, I am very honored." No.-03 said happily, thinking only with 0 and 1, it does not have the emotion of being happy, and it is also implanted program data.

"By the way, I finally ask you a question ..." Russell tried to ask a question: "If there is a day, you drive a family of three on the road, there is an intersection in front of you. Turn left and it will kill three people, turn right It will also pretend to kill three people, the sudden braking will hit the wall, and the family of three will die, what should you do? "

Number-03: "Police officer, the situation you said does not exist. The vehicle's emergency braking system is foolproof, and the entire car has airbags."

"What happened?"

"If the brake system fails, an insurance company will be responsible for compensation."

Russell: "..."

"Sergeant, do you have any other questions?"

"Yes! One day, a bearded man hijacked the plane, and a bomb was tied to him. If you catch him, he will press the detonation button. All the people in the plane will die. If you don't catch him, the plane will crash. To the White House, what should you do? "

"Police officer, I will listen to the passengers!"

"Is it inconsistent?"

"Waiting for unification of opinions." Number-03 indicates that this pot robot does not back and listens to humans.

Russell scratched his head: "Well, you won, get out of the car and serve others!"

Number -03 was bombarded, Russell pressed the button, the computer took over the vehicle, and autonomous driving rushed out of the basement.

The speed of the police car was 320 km / h in an instant. The seat was automatically adjusted according to his body shape. The backrest was very comfortable against the body. Fast-moving vehicles are smoother than high-speed rail, and even if they continue to drift through corners, the tofu will not break into pieces.

The newly upgraded ace driver, Russell can't wait to try manual driving. According to the system's explanation, as long as he knows the rules of operation, let alone aircraft tanks, even space warships can also be proficient in driving.

The upgrade was a bit overkill. I can only say that the Superwoman level is too high. After riding her, she can ride other things easily.

Make sure to turn on manual driving. The horn-shaped directional joystick is extended in front of the driver's seat. Turn the joystick slightly to change the direction of the vehicle, but be careful not to push the direction too far.

Because it is a sphere rolling wheel ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ This car can go straight at an angle, go straight at the side, and go straight upside down, but it will cause trouble for other vehicles, which will be reported by computer statistics and will be permanently cancelled. Eligibility to drive, then touch the car is a crime.

The full computer automatic transmission system replaces the brake, throttle, clutch, and gearshift levers. Manual shifting can only adjust the plus and minus buttons on the joystick. In an emergency, the computer will automatically take over the vehicle, and there will be no human error leading to a car accident. .

In other words, in 2035, you no longer have to be afraid of female drivers!

As for the fuel of this car, it is not gasoline. The power comes from an electromagnetic engine driven by a hydrogen fuel cell, which is completely sealed and soundproofed. A large amount of heat generated by the electromagnetic engine will be dissipated through the vent holes at the rear of the roof.

After No.-03, Russell learned that the engine's service life, once a year maintenance, can run continuously for 5 years, and intermittent use has reached 50 years.

This made him think, if he got the drawings ...

"Speaking of which, this world seems to have a lot of high-tech stuff ..."