Starting from a Fake University
Chapter 165 - 159: Awesome Air-Land Dual Transformer Robot (First Update)_1

Chapter 165: Chapter 159: Awesome Air-Land Dual Transformer Robot (First Update)_1

As expected, a lesser-known school gets the worse conditions, even at the Science and Technology Innovation Fair’s exhibition.

The spot is as small as a palm.

It’s probably just enough for two people to stand and put up a Big White, right?

Moreover, this spot isn’t even remotely eye-catching.

Unlike the exhibition areas of other tech companies or universities, which you can see right when you come in from the main entrance, those are absolutely grand, simply incomparable.

"Alright, having an exhibition area is already pretty good."

Ding Yue was rather generous.

Because Ding Yue knew that there was a huge gap between his Mist City Arts and Science University and the big tech companies and Double First Class Universities that were participating in the National Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition.

The gap here might not be a gap in technology levels.

It’s more like status, reputation kind of gap.

"Wen Ruohan, tomorrow after our school takes part in the preliminaries of the National Robotics Competition, you lead Tong Yihang and the others to bring Big White here to take part in the exhibition."

Ding Yue instructed Wen Ruohan on what to do tomorrow.

"OK, understood, Principal Ding." Wen Ruohan nodded her head, then muttered softly, "I feel that our school’s robot, Big White, deserves the largest and most notable exhibition area."

The three of them strolled around Future Tech City for an hour.

Then they returned to the hotel and invited all the team members to have dinner together in the hotel restaurant.

At the hotel restaurant, Ding Yue once again saw the group of people who had previously called the robots of Mist City Arts and Science University junk.

And incidentally heard their conversation, learning that they were originally from Carp City University of Technology.

Just an ordinary public undergraduate university, Ding Yue initially thought they were a strong team and dared to bad mouth his Mist City Arts and Science University from behind.

Ding Yue looked up the historical records of Carp City University of Technology in the National Robotics Competition, they had never won the first prize, neither the innovation prize, but quite a lot of progress awards.

Really?

Where’s the nerve to call the Mist City Arts and Science University’s robot a piece of junk?

Did Liang Jingru give it?

After dinner, everyone from Mist City Arts and Science University went back to their hotel rooms to rest.

Ding Yue surfed the internet before bed.

He found that the National Robotics Competition and the National Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition were actually quite popular.

Especially the National Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition. This involved not only domestic universities but also major tech companies, as well as the press conferences arranged by the tech companies during the exhibition.

For example, the new product launch of Dami Technology, claimed to be unveiling a black tech product.

In fact.

This so-called "black tech" mentioned by these tech companies isn’t that special, not that dark after all.

There doesn’t seem to be any eye-catching news in the field of medical tech companies.

The gaming field this year is the same as last year, still primarily focusing on VR glasses and other virtual gaming devices. These devices have also started to mature in the last two years.

Some internet tech companies also attended this exhibition under the banner of "artificial intelligence".

After Ding Yue looked into it, there really was no tech innovation or product that caught his eye.

"Time to sleep."

Ding Yue speculated that perhaps these tech companies were hiding their best moves, so he didn’t think too much about it.

After feeling a bit sleepy, Ding Yue went to bed.

The next morning.

Ding Yue woke up on time, and together with the other people from Mist City Arts and Science University went to have breakfast. Then, Tong Yihang and a few others followed Ding Yue back to the hotel room to pick up the two boxes that housed Big White.

Tong Yihang, Liu Tiefei, Yang Jie, and Teacher Li Shengbin, the creators of the Big White robot, were primarily responsible for the handling and exhibition of Big White this time.

But when it comes to Big White’s participation in the National Robotics Competition, the task was still carried out by Ding Yue himself.

"Has everyone arrived yet?"

At the entrance to Ding Yue’s hotel room, all the team members from Mist City Arts and Science University gathered here.

Ding Yue then had Wen Ruohan count the number of people.

All fourteen people were present.

"Alright, let’s head to Future Tech City!"

Ding Yue took the lead and headed towards the elevator, Wen Ruohan, Huang Youjie, Xu Bin, and the others immediately followed.

Then were Tong Yihang and the others carrying two boxes with Big White inside, followed by a few people from the computer department.

The distance from the hotel to Future Tech City wasn’t far, just a five to ten-minute journey.

Although it was still early, there were already quite a few people leaving the hotel who were heading to Future Tech City.

There were teams that looked like teachers and students from schools.

There were also teams that looked like mechanical engineers, as well as various personnel from various tech companies, etc.

In addition.

There were quite a few people from nearby hotels, these people included reporters, students, and middle-aged people in their thirties and forties.

Ding Yue speculated that many of the people there were technology enthusiasts visiting for the Science and Technology Innovation Fair.

Otherwise, the general audience for a robotics competition or exhibition would have not arrived that early.

After the fourteen representatives from Mist City Arts and Science University reached the Future Technology City, they waited for about half an hour.

More and more people began to gather at the Future Technology City.

In the exhibition area, people from major technology companies were onsite, one after another, placing various kinds of technology equipment on display.

The National Robotics Competition would officially begin at nine o’clock in the morning.

Ding Yue’s Mist City Arts and Science University had a remarkable lineup order, astonishingly appearing right after Xia Country University of Science and Technology.

Xia Country University of Science and Technology!

This is an extraordinarily prestigious institution amongst domestic technology universities!

Appearing after this university team did not seem to be a very advantageous situation for Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Principal Ding, our entrance is right after Xia Country University of Science and Technology. That’s quite unfortunate."

After noticing the preliminary exhibition order for Mist City Arts and Science University in the National Robotics Competition, Wen Ruohan couldn’t help but express her dismay.

"It’s okay."

Ding Yue reassured the team, saying, "When we appear right after Xia Country University of Science and Technology, there will be even more audience. Maybe the judges will consider this when they give us their assessment."

"That makes sense."

Wen Ruohan nodded thoughtfully.

In the center of Future Technology City, there was a huge stage. That was where the preliminary selection of the National Robotics Competition would be held.

At this moment, teams from all over the country participating in the robotics competition had pretty much arrived at the scene in Future Technology City.

The crowd was growing, with the vast majority of people not visiting the various exhibition areas of the fair, but gathering in front of the stage for the robotics competition.

After all, the robotics competition was something a lot of spectators liked, because they could see all sorts of robots.

After watching the initial selection of the robotics competition, it wouldn’t be too late to check out the various technological products in the exhibition areas.

Not to mention, the exhibition period for the fair would be a week.

This would be similar to an anime exhibition. When there are activities happening at the exhibition, people would prefer to see the activities first before reviewing the exhibits in the area.

Next to the robotics competition stage, there was a panel of judges.

The members of this panel were quite prestigious.

There were deputy directors from the National Science Institution’s robotics research institute, experts from the robotics association, as well as professors from various top-tier universities’ computer and mechanical engineering departments.

Ding Yue noticed that there were ten judges in total.

According to the preliminary selection rules of the National Robotics Competition, a robot would pass the preliminary selection only if at least six out of the ten judges approve it.

"We welcome teachers and students from universities around the country, groups from major national tech enterprises, and all audiences that are enthusiasts of machinery electronics, to Shu City, a city with a lengthy history and cultural heritage, where scientific innovation develops with each passing day, to witness the official opening of the 2021 National Robotics Competition and the National Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition!"

Finally, at ten past nine in the morning, the official in charge of the event announced the official opening of the National Robotics Competition and the National Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition on the central stage of Future Technology City.

The opening ceremony was about to begin.

Staff were actively preparing a group of robots to enter the stage.

About ten minutes later,

The National Robotics Competition and National Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition were officially launched with a dance performance by a group of small robots filling the entire stage.

Many spectators were busy taking photos and videos, and then posting on Twitter.

After all.

Here, people could witness the highest level of robot manufacturing technology in Xia Country.

After the performance by the small robots was finished, the host announced the start of the preliminary round of the National Robotics Competition.

The robots developed by the university teams that appeared in the beginning were humanoid robots.

Which is to say, they were the common robots we see with a head and a body, two arms and two legs. Their functionality includes some complex movements, playing football, and competing, etc.

These were the most common in the national research of robotics.

Then there was one university team’s "Artificial Intelligence Robot", but the artificial intelligence seemed to be not intelligent enough, appearing somewhat slow, although its communication with humans was not bad.

There was also a university team that didn’t exactly produce a robot, but a mechanical dinosaur.

Yes.

Just like a mechanical Godzilla, they showcased a mechanical dinosaur. However, it was not manufactured at a 1:1 scale. Otherwise, it would be too big.

As for the mechanical dinosaur, aside from its novelty, it hardly had any practical uses.

"Next, the Xia Country University of Science and Technology team, please!"

Finally, it was the turn of the robot team from Xia Country University of Science and Technology. That is to say, after they finished, it would be Ding Yue’s Mist City Arts and Science University’s turn.

"Tong Yihang, make sure you prepare Big White. Also, check the battery status again." Ding Yue instructed Tong Yihang and the others.

He wanted to ensure that when they went on stage to showcase their robot, Big White, there would be no mishaps.

"Our team’s robot product is — a dual-transition robot that can freely switch between walking and flying state according to needs!"

At this moment, the spokesperson for the Xia Country University of Science and Technology team announced.