Half a month later.
In the company's factory, sunlight streamed through dusty glass windows, illuminating a group of busy figures.
Lu An led the company's founding team members, sprinting towards the goal of manufacturing the first Bionic Prosthetic Limbs robotic arm.
At this moment, he was at a workbench.
He held a design drawing that had been modified multiple times, his gaze sweeping back and forth across it.
On the drawing, the structures of various components of the Bionic Prosthetic Limbs were clear, and every detail embodied the hard work of him and the founding team.
"He Liang, bring that alloy thin tube over," Lu An said without lifting his head.
He Liang was the team member responsible for material processing and was one of the first five members to join the company.
He found the thin tube from a pile of tools nearby and handed it to Lu An: "Boss, here you go."
Lu An took the thin tube and held it in front of his eyes, examining it carefully for a while, feeling its texture.
Given the company's limited conditions, many materials were made using existing resources as much as possible.
This tube was salvaged from an abandoned machinery factory, and after their cleaning and polishing, it met the usage standards.
At this time, they were making the skeleton of the robotic arm.
Lu An then instructed another employee to place several aluminum alloy plates on the workbench.
The employee skillfully picked up an angle grinder, put on a protective mask, and began cutting the plates.
A piercing noise rang out, sparks flew, and aluminum alloy Crumbs fell.
Lu An carefully measured the dimensions of each plate nearby, ensuring that the cut components met the design requirements.
Employee Zhang Wenjie held sandpaper, diligently polishing the edges of each cut plate until they became smooth and flat, while another employee, Yu Changle, assembled the polished components nearby.
After the skeleton was completed, the next step was the installation of the circuit part, which was a delicate job requiring patience and concentration.
The team's circuit engineer had already laid out various electronic components and circuits on the workbench.
"This needs to be adjusted here," Lu An said, pointing to a spot on the circuit board from the side.
The employee nodded, looked carefully, and then adjusted the position of the wiring.
The circuit board gradually took shape, with dense wiring resembling a complex network, which carried the neural signal transmission of the Bionic Prosthetic Limbs.
Lu An confirmed there were no problems and then stopped paying attention to this employee, turning to look elsewhere.
As time passed, just as everyone was busy working, a young employee, Guo Wei, threw his tool onto the ground.
His colleague Zhang Wenjie, who was next to him, couldn't help but say, "Take it easy, don't just throw things around..."
Guo Wei ignored him and walked directly towards Lu An, saying when he reached him: "Boss, I can't handle this work intensity anymore, I want to resign."
As soon as he said this, several employees nearby who heard it couldn't help but look over.
Lu An looked at him and said, "Have you thought it through?"
Hearing this, Guo Wei nodded: "It's really too tiring. I applied to be a coder, and I really can't keep going with this work now. I'm very sorry."
Currently, all employees of the company are working overtime, and the work intensity is indeed very high.
They work at least 10 hours a day, and 12 hours is common, with only two days off a month, essentially like assembly line workers in a factory.
However, in the company's initial stage, with limited funds, manpower shortage was inevitable, and overtime was also unavoidable.
Lu An patted him on the shoulder, nodded, and said, "Alright, you've worked hard during this time. Go to the company's finance office, and your salary will be settled today. I wish you a bright future."
Guo Wei was slightly stunned when he heard this.
He didn't expect the boss to agree so readily, not even trying to persuade him to stay.
This made him unable to voice the complaints he had prepared, so he just said, "Thank you for your understanding, Boss."
After saying that, he left the factory workshop.
Lu An immediately put down his work, then took out his phone and called Meng Qiuyan: "Qiuyan, please settle Guo Wei's salary for him. He submitted his resignation, and I approved it."
Meng Qiuyan replied: "Understood."
Lu An added: "Also, recruit another person."
Meng Qiuyan replied: "Okay."
After a simple instruction, the call ended.
Lu An called everyone to pause for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brothers, at this stage, time is tight, tasks are heavy, and work intensity is high, but everything will get better after we get through these few months."
Lu An continued: "One brother couldn't hold on and threw in the towel. I respect everyone's choice, but I hope even more that in the near future, when we harvest our achievements and share the cake together, everyone will still be at Metaverse Intelligent Control. Let's do it!"
Guo Wei's departure was just a minor interlude and had no substantial impact on the company.
Everyone quickly returned to work.
Next was the installation of the first Bionic Prosthetic Limbs's sensors.
This was a key core component developed by Lu An himself.
The crucial aspect of the prosthetic was its ability to accurately sense the user's muscle signals, thereby achieving the effect of moving it like an arm.
With the algorithm technology developed by Lu An, it could more sensitively capture subtle changes in muscles and quickly analyze them.
At this moment, He Liang was carefully installing the sensors in various key parts of the robotic arm and then debugging them.
Lu An was guiding him from the side.
It would certainly be faster if he did it himself, but it was important to teach the people under him.
"Attach this electrode pad to the arm to simulate the muscle's electrical signals," Lu An said to Zhang Wenjie.
Zhang Wenjie attached the electrode pad to his arm as requested, then performed various movements.
The robotic arm next to him also began to replicate his movements.
Seeing this, he exclaimed in surprise: "Boss, is it done? Amazing!"
Several employees nearby also came to watch, and they were all very excited to see this scene.
Lu An, meanwhile, stared at the computer screen nearby, observing the changes in the signals captured by the sensors.
"The signal is still a bit weak; the sensor's position might need adjustment."
He immediately adjusted the sensor's position himself, testing it over and over again until the captured signal was stable and accurate.
"Hmm, good, it meets expectations. This is a phased victory, brothers, a good start," Lu An nodded with satisfaction.
Lu An then added: "The Bionic Prosthetic Limbs robotic arm has finally taken initial shape. Our next plan is to find a disabled volunteer for further debugging and testing."
Suddenly, an employee said: "I have a feeling that Guo Wei will definitely regret it terribly after he resigns."
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Lu An also smiled, but said nothing.
This phased victory gave everyone considerable confidence; in short, they saw hope.
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