Chapter 402 The Prototype of the Third Generation of Prosthetics

[Connors: When the density of these lizard hybrid cells reaches a certain level, the user will transform in the direction of a lizard man. 】

[Connors: We can control this density to a very low range, so that the cells will transform in a human direction and die after a long period of time. 】

[Connors: From a macro perspective, this situation will occur when the strength of the prosthetic body is about 4 times higher than its own, but it is very slight. 】

[Connors: If the strength is maintained at 1.3 to 1.7 times, the user only needs to perform maintenance once every 30 years to ensure normal cell operation. 】

[Connors: If it is not maintained, there will be no mutation, that is, the cells will accelerate degeneration and apoptosis, and will degenerate into a first-generation prosthetic body with only basic functions within a year. 】

The so-called maintenance is to go to the International Gene Cooperation Company to use lizard serum for maintenance and improve cell activity.

Commercially speaking, this restriction is even better than Lille thought!

Because of this restriction, those high-income groups with high demand can require more maintenance, and then more new products will be available to cut their leeks.

[Lille: What about the military field? 】

The person in charge of the military field was changed, and it was replaced by Michael, a former death warrior, to explain.

This former death warrior has removed the mechanical body installed on him by Cyber ​​Technology Corporation and replaced it with a large number of his own cloned tissue prostheses.

Obviously he is the second human experiment case of the second generation prosthetic body.

Michael tapped on the blackboard and summoned a mannequin on the screen:

[Michael: Actually, if the user is trained and determined, we can directly implant a small syringe of lizard serum into the human body to maintain the activity of these artificial muscles.

By increasing the maximum stable output to 6 times normal human strength, the instantaneous limit may exceed 8 times or even higher - but at the moment I have no way of inferring where the limit is. 】

In Michael's human body model, there is also a core central control prosthetic body similar to the violent component, which shows that his ideas are surprisingly consistent with the development of the violent component.

The stable output figure obviously exceeds the Lizard Fury Component Type 2 used by Jack, but the instantaneous limit is basically the same.

The reason is: Jack not only uses this artificial muscle, he also has a set of gorilla arms customized by the boxing champion.

When the power of the prosthesis reaches this number, the limitation does not only come from the cellular level.

As the simulator continued to improve, various parts of the mannequin began to change color from colorless to green, then yellow, and finally red.

As red appears, the power boost stops.

[Michael: In the simulation, red is a sign of collapse - here, collapse includes but is not limited to cells breaking the balance between lizardization and humanization and starting to get out of control, excessive force causing cell damage, and fractures.

In short, any situation that may cause the body to collapse.

First of all, we must make it clear that energy is not generated out of thin air. Huge power requires the consumption of matter - the conservation of mass and energy is still in effect. 】

The mannequin on the screen adds a small reserve under Michael's control.

[Michael: Based on calculations, I added a high-energy fuel reserve device here.

Unlike the first-generation prosthetic body, the lizard-like muscle cells used in the second-generation prosthetic body can efficiently utilize biochemical energy, so we only need to stuff it with energy-containing organic matter. 】

Conventional second-generation prosthetics also need to operate based on energy.

Take electroactive polymers as an example. This material changes shape as electrical energy is introduced, which is equivalent to converting electrical energy into mechanical energy and consumes very high electrical energy.

However, in the cyberpunk era, the energy density of batteries still does not exceed high-purity alcohol 2, so large military prosthetics and exoskeletons still use alcohol 2 fuel or even some fossil fuels.

Rich people can ignore this inconvenience: because most of their work is indoors, even if they go out, there are floating vehicles and cars that can be charged.

Atlas's prosthetic body is different. The lizard-like cells absorb and store biochemical energy very efficiently, and can make up for a large part of the energy consumption by eating alone.

[Lille: Are there any other reactions to electrical energy stimulation? 】

[Michael: Of course, like normal muscles, these muscles can also respond to electrical stimulation, and to a certain extent]

[Michael: I wrote a method to overclock these muscles using overload current, but it is very inhumane. This algorithm can squeeze the physical limits of muscle fibers without making the cells too lizardized.

The user will feel pain beyond imagination. 】

Michael pointed to the skeleton again.

[Michael: After solving the energy problem, there is the problem of structural strength: Our prosthetic strategy abandons bone cell reinforcement to obtain higher muscle output and biochemical safety.

However, this also requires us to either use original bone, which is too brittle, or use metal and other composite materials, which will increase the intensity of the immune response.

We,need better structural alternatives. 】

What Michael mentioned happened to be the problem of transitioning from second-generation prosthetics to third-generation prostheses:

Although artificial muscles are used to replace the power system, the structural system still contains a large number of backward metal materials.

If lizard serum is used to cultivate bone cells, the density of lizard cells will increase. It is better to add all the quota to artificial muscles and find another way to find the overall strength. After all, these structures do not need to consider accuracy and force generation, and the structure is simpler.

In the cyberpunk era, the third generation of prosthetics uses emerging composite materials such as carbon fiber and ceramics to solve this problem. This is also the generation in which most military prosthetics are today:

Stronger, lighter and more precise.

And Lille also has something that can replace structural parts, and it's better.

Dr. Otto appeared next to Michael and exhaled the main components of the octopus arm on the screen——

Yes, while the development of the second-generation prosthetic body is nearing completion, Atlas Group's third-generation prosthetic body research and development has also begun.

[Dr. Otto: The material used in the octopus arm is very suitable for this kind of skeleton, and the graphene battery can not only serve as structural parts and explosion-proof parts, but also as a power source.

And I discovered that we can also use some other biological materials as conductors. 】

As he spoke, Dr. Otto showed Lille a small arm designed with octopus arm material——

There is already a finished product.

And the so-called other biological materials turned out to be spider silk.

In the production animation, several graphene batteries with specially designed molecular structures are assembled together. From the gaps in the structure, white spider silk extends outward. With the attachment of muscles, the three together form a brand new forearm.

Dr. Otto looked at this invention with satisfaction and pleasure:

Although this was not his favorite research project, he also participated in the development of the entire software and hardware system.

Scientists and engineers like them exploring cutting-edge fields are like ships sailing in unfamiliar waters——

No one will resist the appearance of fellow travelers. On the contrary, seeing so many companions researching together and launching new equipment and technologies time and time again.

It feels like discovering a new continent and leaving your own mark on it.

[Dr. Otto: Animal experiments are expected to start next week. 】

The reason why technological progress in the Marvel world is slow is because of the ethics committee, but there is no such thing in the cyberpunk world.

In other words, as long as one successful experiment is needed, Lille has almost caught up with the technological generation gap of giant companies in large market shares in industry.

Next is the fourth generation of prosthetics—Sian Westan is one of the fourth generation of prosthetics.

The next generation of prosthetics will sprint toward fully integrated one-piece prostheses, enhanced neural components, the highest level of prosthetic eyes, and more.

Of course, in the cyberpunk world, the fourth-generation prosthetic body is not only a representative of stronger performance, but also a design purely for showing off wealth, as a display of status and identity.

The little octopus appeared in the virtual space, looking at a prosthetic body that was made of the same material as itself, but not designed at all. He poked Lear:

[Little Octopus: Brother, can I try? 】

Lille thought for a while: "Maybe there is a chance, but not now."

The inspection of the prosthetic body project has ended. Lille tidied up a little and prepared to move on to the next topic:

Report from the Advanced Machinery Department.

Relatively speaking, these breakthroughs are more important: they are related to the situation in Africa and the problems that Atlas Group will soon encounter.