Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 421 34. Machinery
"The world is really full of wonders. There are all kinds of people in the world. I didn't expect that I would meet a robot using optical camouflage and a mantis knife to chop people. It really broadened my horizons."

Listening to Oliver's string of words and incorrect usage of idioms, Carl, who wanted to correct his Chinese, hesitated for a moment and said nothing.

After all, this matter is really strange.

Are robots rare?

It is not uncommon, not at all uncommon, and it is even very common.

But are robots using prosthetics rare?
It's rare, and it's the first time that Carl and the others have seen it.

What is a prosthesis? In this era, it means human body modification parts, which are strengthened and modified by implanting machinery or other things into the human body.

It sounds like it means strengthening parts, right? If it is based on the general meaning, it is indeed so. However, the premise of all this is that the implant is for a person.

Even the Uzumaki Gang, even the modified personnel like Adam Heavy Hammer, they also implant prostheses based on humans, and robots, to be honest.
Is it really necessary to implant prostheses? Instead of installing prostheses according to the human structure later, wouldn't it be enough to install production-related components in it at the beginning? Moreover, there is no need to make machines like humans. Not everyone pursues two legs. For machines called "humans", legs are just decorations. In terms of movement, tracks are a better lower structure.

What is the equivalent of producing a robot and installing prosthetics on it?

It is like cats and dogs are born with hair as clothes, but humans think they are naked and need to put clothes on them.

If it's just for the sake of looking good, there's naturally no problem, after all, dressing up is also a kind of characteristic. However, the prosthesis on this robot is obviously designed for functional combat, but is it necessary to install such a weird prosthesis on a robot that is meant for humans?

"Exploding mantis blades, rotating mechanical arms, what the hell is this."

Jack shook his head: "Fortunately, T-BUG didn't see it, otherwise T-BUG might have had the same crazy idea of ​​transforming the ball."

"I was thinking that this guy has both optical camouflage and heavy subcutaneous armor prosthesis, so he should have good tolerance. But I didn't expect that it was just a layer of optical camouflage with a mechanical body underneath."

V looked at the robot that was being pulled by Carl to read the data through a single molecule line and complained: "But its resistance to data is too poor. It was destroyed by Carl's slight invasion."

"Humans still have brains to fight against invasions, so they are somewhat effective. Robots are completely mechanized, so they are not as strong in this aspect."

Jack shrugged. "Who knows if some rogue AI will come and invade. This robot will have to be subdued and obey orders much faster. It won't have to be wired like it is now."

"I suddenly understand why big companies would not use a robot army when they have better use, and would rather have a human army."

Oliver noticed from the corner of his eye that Arasaka Nobuyuki seemed to move his feet, and immediately followed him: "Mr. Nobuyuki, the inspection is not over yet, you'd better not walk around."

"I see."

Arasakase Nobu nodded and looked at the closed door in the distance: "I'm just wondering now, the person I'm going to meet heard such a loud commotion outside, but he still didn't react at all. Did something unexpected happen?" "Reading completed."

Carl raised his hand and retracted the single molecule line, then he said: "The data of this robot was deleted very cleanly. The only instructions I can find are killing, searching and clearing ambush. I will check the identification and encounter situation. I may have to tell you a very regrettable news, Mr. Seto."

Carl paused for a moment, then his eyes turned to the door that was opened by the robot: "This robot killed a person in the corridor, and that person is probably the person you are going to meet. After completing this task, there was an error in its instructions. It was designated to go to the current room, but the correct room is on the opposite side, so it did not find the bed that could be used as a corpse and ambush point;

Because of this error, it was unable to complete the cleanup instructions according to the program before finding the correct location, so it kept waiting until we arrived at the scene ten minutes later. It noticed that there were other people, so it continued to execute the first instruction - killing and cleaning up the people who knew about it. "

"So, by chance, we were able to avoid the robot's sudden attack?"

"You can say that."

Carl added: "After all, if we walked in and saw the person you were going to meet, Mr. Seto, split in half and lying on the bed, we would be somewhat surprised. And if this robot used optical camouflage to attack at that time, it would not be so easy to deal with."

Carl took precautions in advance because he noticed the bloodstains. If there were no bloodstains, he would not have been successfully ambushed by the robot, but he would still be a little flustered. Moreover, according to the formation just now, Jack was walking in the front. Jack was very vigilant, but given his size, if he was attacked, he might really be scratched.

"Is this all that is inside this robot?"

"These are all I could find. As for the manufacturing industry of this robot and the suppliers of parts and prostheses, I am not a professional and don't know much about them. You can let someone else take over."

In response to Carl's suggestion, Arasakase Nobuyuki was silent for a while, nodded slightly, and then he said: "I want to see that room."

It is natural to do what the employer wants.

As they approached the door opened by the robot, they smelled an increasingly pungent smell of blood, and when they really stood in front of the door, everyone fell silent.

In another empty room with only walls and no decoration, a messy corpse was lying on the ground in a bloody mess. In the entire mud-gray empty room, apart from the gray, all that was left was blood-red scattered everywhere.

Apparently, in order to find the "bed" in the instructions, the robot kept picking up and putting down the corpse until it smashed the human body into a pulp again and again.

"call"

Exhaling, Jack's face turned serious.

“Now I understand why big companies are wary of AI and robots.”

No matter how cyborg-like it is, it still retains a bit of human touch, even if it is just a tyrannical and crazy transformation, a pure robot is rigid.
And cold.

(End of this chapter)