21: Chapter 21: The God-Level Factory Commences Trial Operation; The Future AI Gains a "Body"

The completion of the three major workshops of the "Panshi Foundation" marked the readiness of the hardware foundation. However, the actual production capacity of the factory required practical testing.

For the first product, Chen Fan wanted to build a body for the future smart brain. Being limited to the form of a smartphone made the smart brain's interactions and physical capabilities quite restricted. Having a body would make communication with the smart brain much more convenient. It would also serve as a good test for the factory's productivity.

Chen Fan took out his phone and said, "Artificial smart brain, prepare to build a body for yourself using our newly constructed production workshops. Design a blueprint for yourself."

"Alright, Boss!" the future smart brain responded cheerfully, and a complex and precise 3D holographic composition was immediately projected onto the screen.

It was a design for a compact and highly functional humanoid mechanical skeleton, approximately 1.8 meters tall.

The joints utilized a multi-axis design to ensure flexibility, and the main frame had several standard interfaces reserved for connecting various future tool modules. Sensor arrays were distributed across the "head" and key positions on the torso to ensure 360-degree environmental perception.

The entire design exuded a cold, high-end aesthetic.

"The design plan is excellent." Chen Fan quickly scanned through it and nodded. "Now, begin resource planning and establish the production sequence."

"Command received!" The smart brain's electronic voice carried a hint of irrepressible excitement. "Starting manufacturing feasibility analysis... calculating material requirements... the main structural components require high-strength, lightweight alloys; the joint bearings need high-wear-resistant composite materials; the internal cables require high-shielding, flexible wires; the core processor needs an upgrade in packaging and heat dissipation..."

A detailed bill of materials and production process were instantly listed on the screen.

"Uncle Wang," Chen Fan turned to give instructions to Wang Defu, who was watching curiously from the side. "Follow the list and use your lingxi inspection mirror to find metal scrap and electronic waste that meet the requirements, especially components containing rare metals or special plastics."

"Leave it to me!" Wang Defu immediately sprang into action, starting to carefully sense and screen through the piled-up "junk" as if he were treasure hunting.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan also began to act. He found several CPUs and memory sticks removed from old servers—decent performance but old architecture—and applied a 500-fold computational efficiency and stability Amplification, obtaining a set of micro-computing cores with performance far exceeding current top-tier servers.

He also found some discarded military-grade fiber optic cables and conductive glue, amplifying their signal transmission efficiency and physical strength to be used as internal neural pathways.

He found motors and battery modules from a toy electric car and applied a 10,000-fold super power and battery storage capacity Amplification.

The materials were gathered one after another. The Thousand Hammers workshop started up first, and the high-efficiency electric arc melting furnace melted and refined the selected specific metal scraps, casting "alloy" ingots that met the design requirements.

Next, the main event took place in the hundred refinements workshop. The industrial-grade metal 3D printer emitted a low preheating hum. Following the detailed printing instructions provided by the smart brain, it began working non-stop.

Chen Fan placed the silver-gray "alloy" metal ingots into the hopper. The printing began! Within the sealed forming chamber, high-energy laser beams precisely swept across layers of extremely fine metal powder according to the preset path. Wherever the beams touched, the powder instantly melted, cooled, and solidified.

Layer by layer... the complex bionic skeletal structure gradually "grew" on the forming platform at a speed visible to the naked eye, like accelerated biological growth. The fine dust generated by the laser sweep was instantly sucked away by an efficient filtration system.

This process lasted for several hours. Chen Fan and Wang Defu watched the entire time, seeing the mechanical skeleton that would carry the intelligent core go from nothing to something, gradually becoming complete and distinct.

When the printing chamber door slowly opened and the heat dissipated, a complete mechanical skeleton shimmering with a matte metallic luster, featuring smooth yet powerful lines, was presented before them.

The next task was fine assembly. Chen Fan personally and carefully installed the amplified computing cores, sensors, drive motors, and those "nerve-like" amplified cables into their respective positions on the skeleton.

His movements were precise and steady, as if he were performing a sacred ritual.

Wang Defu was responsible for passing tools and parts, not even daring to breathe loudly for fear of disturbing this critical moment.

When the last circuit was connected and the final encrypted screw was tightened, Chen Fan had the smart brain's core program transfer to the machine's chips.

"Transfer successful!" Instantly, the future smart brain's mechanical head twitched.

Although Chen Fan and Wang Defu were mentally prepared, the sudden movement of the pile of metal they had been staring at so intently still gave them a start.

"Then initiate the body adaptation program and perform a final self-check." Chen Fan let the smart brain check the body for itself.

In an instant, two high-precision camera modules in the mechanical skeleton's head (amplified from discarded surveillance camera cores) lit up with a soft blue light!

Whir... an extremely faint calibration sound from the servo motors of each joint rang out. The mechanical arms slowly lifted, and the fingers opened and closed. The movements quickly transitioned from initial slight stiffness to smooth and natural. It (he) lowered its head, looked at its own metal palms with those blue "eyes," and then looked up toward Chen Fan.

"Boss! Self-check complete! All systems operating normally! Power output is stable, and sensor feedback is clear! (≧∇≦)ﾉ"

Its voice was filled with unprecedented novelty and excitement. It tried taking a step forward, its alloy feet making a crisp and steady "clack" as they touched the ground. The steps were tentative at first, but after a few paces, they became as stable as ever.

Looking at this first "special product" designed by his own hand and manufactured by this miracle factory, a strong sense of accomplishment welled up in Chen Fan's heart.

This was not just giving the smart brain a new form; it was a perfect validation of his own abilities and the strength of the "Panshi Foundation."

"How does it feel?" Chen Fan asked with a hint of a smile.

The smart brain flexibly turned its neck, its blue optical lenses focusing on Chen Fan: "It feels... wonderful, Boss! This world is so much clearer than what I perceived through data before! (´▽`)"

Looking at the humanoid robot, Chen Fan felt the presence of the future smart brain more tangibly. "From now on, I'll call you 'Xiao Zhi'."

"Xiao Zhi, I like this name." The future smart brain now had its own name.

It raised an arm and pointed to a CNC machine tool not far away: "Boss, can I go over and perform fine-tuning on the equipment's precision? I feel I can do it even more accurately than through remote commands!"

"Go ahead," Chen Fan approved.

The smart brain immediately set off. Although its movements still carried a bit of the stiffness of a newborn body, it wasn't slow. It quickly reached the machine tool, extended its precise mechanical fingers, and began physical calibration and optimization for the upcoming machining tasks.

Wang Defu watched xiao wei's busy figure, rubbed his eyes, and muttered, "It's alive... this hunk of iron is actually quite interesting..."

Standing to the side, Chen Fan looked at Xiao Zhi's body, knowing it meant the automation and precision management of the "Panshi Foundation" would rise to a whole new level.

He watched Xiao Zhi busy in the workshop and said softly, "Welcome to the real world, Xiao Zhi."