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For some customers' orders, after the first order, they can expect the second and third orders.

And some customers' orders are completely one-time.

For Nanshan Robot, it is obvious that many of the orders that want to buy one or two robot dogs are to buy them back and dismantle them for benchmarking.

So there is a high probability that there is no expectation of repeat customers.

In this case, it is natural to earn the money back in one go.

Of course, if the minimum order quantity set is too large, it will scare away some potential customers.

So we discussed and discussed, and finally settled on the number of ten.

"We have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on research and development, but we have yet to develop a robot worthy of mass production."

"If all development costs are really taken into account by then, the selling price of our robot is estimated to be one to two million US dollars."

"Of course, there is no problem with the price of robots sold to the military being higher."

"If it is used as a commercial robot, then $200,000 may be a bit too high."

MacDonald still knows his stuff.

Boston Dynamics has spent a lot of money over the years and has produced a lot of prototypes, but there are no products on the market.

"Then let's buy it at this price?"

Chelsea obviously felt that spending US$20 million to purchase a robot dog from Nanshan Robot was a bit unacceptable.

If it's 20 million yuan, it's still about the same.

"Companies such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin should be interested in studying the robot dog project. At that time, we can consider selling some of the extra robot dogs to them."

"I believe everyone is very interested."

After McDonald said this, Chelsea didn't hesitate anymore.

After all, it’s really worth giving this resale route a try.

It's even like a special group fight.

"It can only be like this."

"But I always feel that Nanshan Robotics may have seen through our thoughts, so they set such a high price."

"Otherwise, according to their previous practice, high-end products like the Scorpion drone would be sold to relevant Chinese departments for only a few million yuan, which is unbelievably low."

"Even the Skyhawk drone is said to be sold to relevant Chinese departments for only tens of millions of yuan."

"Now such a robot dog costs US$2 million, and at least 10 of them must be purchased at one time."

Boston Dynamics has always been the only one to pick up other people's wool. Today, it was picked up by the Nanshan robot. Chelsea felt very uncomfortable.

However, Nanshan Robot’s robot dog is too hot now.

Especially the United States has its own way of getting the complete battle video.

Then, everyone has more things to worry about.

"General, judging from the current situation, China's combat robot dogs do have certain practical significance."

"However, there is no need to read too much into the video of Dashi's attack on Gu Yuesai's weapons."

"After all, it was a battle with a huge disparity in strength between the two sides. Under normal circumstances, the role of the robot dog would not be that great."

Naturally, the United States had various means to obtain the battle video from Dashi.

Poulson, the general in charge of the Army at the Pentagon Building, specially called John to his office to get a comprehensive understanding of the situation of the combat robots.

In fact, the Pentagon has not funded American companies to research various combat robots in recent years.

Whether it is Boston Dynamics or some other robotics companies, they all use some of their funds.

But until now, no particularly impressive mass-produced products have come off the assembly line.

If there are no robot dogs in other countries, then there will be no problem in maintaining this situation.

But now that such advanced robot dogs have appeared in China, the situation is naturally different.

"After gaining air superiority, using combat robot dogs to conduct ground combat should still be very effective."

"China has this kind of product. If it is used in island landing operations in the future, we need to take precautions in advance as to how we should respond."

Poulsen's concern is obviously not unfounded.

After all, in his opinion, that is the place where the two sides are most likely to compete in the future.

Elsewhere there is at best a proxy war.

"Robotic dogs are useful against infantry in street fighting or field battlefields, but they are much less effective against heavy armor or bunkers."

"So I think there's probably nothing to worry about."

"Of course, we are also communicating with companies such as Boeing and Boston Dynamics, and they will develop similar products."

"We will definitely be able to find a way to deal with it by then."

John really wasn't trying to deal with Poulsen, and he didn't dare to deal with such a big guy.

The overall scientific and technological strength of the United States is second to none in the world.

China has only caught up or surpassed it in some aspects. To fully surpass it, it will obviously take time to accumulate.

Now facing a product like a robot dog, the United States can definitely catch up.

Unmanned helicopters are also not a big problem.

It’s just that the final production cost may be quite different.

There is one thing about China that no other country in the world can match.

That is, as long as they master a technology, they can increase the production capacity of this product to a very high level in a very short time, and then reduce the cost to a level far lower than that of their opponents.

In the military industry, it is similar.

Once a war really breaks out, this is definitely a very important thing.

"This action must be taken as soon as possible, and our allies are also watching us."

"If Chinese robot dogs appear in many places in the future, it will definitely not be a good thing for us."

At this time, Paulson must put some pressure on John and ask him to communicate with various manufacturers.

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"Mr. Cao, our current robot dog production capacity has reached the level of 100 per day. If necessary, we can continue to double the production capacity through double shifts in the future."

"We can complete the delivery of all the robot dogs in Dashi this month."

Li Shigui is now a little high-spirited. Nanshan Robot finally has another flagship product.

This robot dog is now world-renowned.

As the Arabs put more robot dogs into actual combat, this impact will be further expanded.

"Our combat robot dogs, whether they are fuel or electric, still need to be further improved in terms of endurance."

"In actual combat, an endurance of one or two hours is definitely not enough."

"In the next upgrade, we can consider developing a special supply vehicle for refueling or recharging robot dogs."

"At that time, we can even consider setting up an automatic refueling function, so that each robot dog can go to the refueling vehicle to refuel autonomously when needed."

Since the robot dogs have begun to open up the situation, it is natural to further prepare for future actual combat.

The Arabs may not have a particularly large demand for endurance in the short term. After all, even if they fail to successfully recycle the robot dogs, they can afford to lose money and just buy new ones.

But for China, it certainly does not want such a waste.

"This work does need to be carried out as soon as possible, but the difficulty should not be particularly high."

"A relatively mature plan can be put forward next year."

Refueling itself is not a particularly difficult thing.

Now it is just to make this process more automated.

And the corresponding refueling truck also needs to consider its survivability in the battlefield environment.

Otherwise, how can you refuel the robot dog if it is knocked down as soon as it enters the battlefield?

"There should be no problem with the production capacity of unmanned helicopters at Venustech, right?"

The robot dogs currently sold by Nanshan Robot are all paired with unmanned helicopters and sold as a set.

So no matter which side's production capacity is off, it will affect delivery.

"Unmanned helicopters have been mass-produced for many years, and there is no problem with production capacity at all."

Li Shigui had confirmed this question with Zhao Siyu before, so he was very confident in answering it now.

"Mr. Cao, I'm wondering if it will be possible to combine the robot dog with the drone in the future, and we can directly produce a robot dog that can be airdropped on a large transport aircraft."

"At that time, hundreds of robot dogs can be directly and quickly deployed at one time, which may play an extraordinary role on the battlefield."

Li Shigui is now also full of interest in military products.

As long as it is done well, military products are very profitable.

The profit from selling robot dogs this year is more than the money Nanshan Robot has earned in many years.

It's just like robbing money.

"This plan is definitely worth considering."

"Of course, you'd better communicate with the relevant departments through Pan Jun to see what the front-line personnel need for equipment."

"Don't let the products we develop have no market at that time, which would be embarrassing."

Cao Yang will definitely not block Li Shigui's path to progress.

The future world will become more and more complicated.

If we can form a powerful drone combat team and robot dog combat team, it is still worth looking forward to.

At least when attacking the opponent's land personnel, we can still exert very different combat effectiveness.

...

China and the United States are both paying attention to the robot dog. As a polar bear with top military strength, it is naturally not idle.

"General Ivan, there is no problem importing related robot dogs from Nanshan Robot."

"The other party can sell it to Dashi, and it should be able to sell it to us."

"But the sales price is not cheap, and the cost performance may not be very high."

Graba, the president of Polar Bear Import and Export Corporation, is now in front of a polar bear general, answering various questions respectfully.

Ivan is now responsible for the relevant actions against Ermao.

In the eastern part of Ermao, various small-scale wars have actually never stopped.

After paying attention to the video of the Arabs attacking the Guyuesai armed forces, Ivan naturally wondered if it was possible to use similar methods on Ermao.

However, it would be impossible for Polar Bear to produce qualified products in a short period of time, so he called the people from the Import and Export Corporation over.

"It's not surprising that they sell to the Arabs at a high price. After all, the Arabs' actions against the Gu Yue Sai armed forces in these few times were essentially operated by the technicians of Nanshan Robotics and Qimingxing Technology behind the scenes."

"In this case, the sales price of the robot dog actually includes some other expenses."

"Even the intangible impact of the latter part is even greater."

"So as long as the quantity we import is okay, Nanshan Robotics can give a much cheaper price than selling to the Arabs, and still make a lot of money."

It has to be said that Ivan's statement is still very reasonable.

Graba also understands this.

Dealing with various imported equipment and products every day, Graba still has his own judgment on the approximate cost level of a product.

A set of Chinese robot dog products can be sold for 2 million US dollars, which is definitely far higher than the cost price.

Of course, he must also learn more about his difficulties from Ivan.

So he continued, "We have inquired about it. During this period, some overseas customers have also been looking for Nanshan Robot to purchase robot dogs. It is said that the other party's quotation is 2 million US dollars per set."

"Even if we can negotiate some discounts, the final range is estimated to be less than our own expectations."

Ivan was a little unhappy when Graba said this.

As a general on the side of the polar bear, he can naturally get some information collected by the relevant departments in a timely manner.

He knows the approximate price level of Nanshan Robot sold to the relevant departments of China.

That is definitely not more than 200,000 US dollars per set, which means that a robot dog can be bought at a 10% discount.

But from what Graba said, it is estimated that it is difficult to get a 50% discount.

"There is a lot of room for negotiation in the price of military products for export."

"We can also consider finding something that the other party is interested in to exchange with them. In the case of barter, the cost of procurement may be greatly reduced."

If it is just talking about the price, the situation on the side of the polar bear is definitely more passive.

After all, no one has the confidence to rely on talking to negotiate a set of equipment worth 2 million US dollars to a set of 200,000 US dollars.

If that were the case, no one would dare to buy robot dogs from Nanshan Robotics in the future.

The Dashi would definitely have objections.

So Ivan proposed a new plan, exchanging some things from Polar Bear.

Whether it was technology, military products, or other things.

There was a lot of room for maneuver.

"Nanshan Robotics may not be very interested in our technology and products, but the situation at Venustech is different."

"They are now vigorously expanding the aerospace market, especially topics related to space stations, satellites and lunar exploration, which they should be very interested in."

"If we can convince the United Rocket and Space Corporation to come up with some related technologies to exchange with them, then it is entirely possible to lower the price of robot dogs to a relatively low level."

"At that time, we will pay $100,000 for each machine, and the others will be replaced through a technology exchange plan."

"I think the other party will still be interested."

Graba also knew that Polar Bear was now taking various actions in Ermao.

Robot dogs have now been used on a large scale in Dashi, and the effect is very good.

In many places in the east of Ermao, various conflicts are infantry against infantry.

In this case, the solution of combining drones and robot dogs is definitely very attractive.

So they have to go this way anyway.

So Graba is also thinking about ways to promote possible solutions.

After listening to his report, Ivan was really interested and said, "I will communicate with the United Rocket and Space Corporation. It is completely possible to exchange some technologies."

For Ivan, solving the current problems is the most important thing.

As for the aerospace field, although it is also very important, many of the current technologies of Polar Bear are left by their ancestors more than 20 years ago.

If we really talk about advancement, it may not be the best in the world.

Besides, Venus Technology has made very rapid progress in these areas in recent years.

If we don't take out these technologies for exchange while they are still valuable, people may not be interested in them at that time.

After receiving instructions in this regard, the Polar Bear United Rocket and Space Corporation did not deliberately perfunctorily deal with it.

They already have various cooperation with Venus Technology, and now they want to continue to expand cooperation in this area, which is actually consistent with their general development direction.

In this way, the progress of related transactions will naturally become very smooth.

Venusstar Technology does need some technical exchanges with Polar Bear in the areas of space station and moon landing.

Cao Yang also knows that it is not realistic to export robot dogs at a price of 2 million US dollars per set.

Such a high price will only force many competitors to accelerate the development of similar products.

Because people can tell from a little calculation that the profits in this field are too amazing.

On the contrary, if the sales price is appropriately lowered, considering the difficulty of developing robot dogs, some institutions may retreat.

Of course, the degree of this must be carefully considered.

If we really sell at cost price, we can certainly crush our competitors, but we won’t make any money, which is definitely not acceptable.

So we must make huge profits, but the extent of the huge profits must be well controlled.

Under this general direction, Nanshan Robot signed the first batch of 500 robot dogs export contracts with Polar Bear Import and Export Corporation.

“Mr. Cao, you are really amazing. Even Polar Bear came to purchase robot dogs.”

The large-scale export of robot dogs to Polar Bear must be reported and confirmed by the relevant departments.

However, 2,000 sets of robot dogs have been exported to Dashi before, so there is no problem in continuing to export now.

Even companies in the United States came directly to order, and Nanshan Robot also sold them.

The premise is that the money is in place.

"Science and technology are the core productivity. Our drone swarms that deploy robot dogs have been recognized by everyone."

"Although the technical thresholds of these two products do not seem to be that high, many companies are researching robots and drones."

"But it is not so easy to achieve our level."

Cao Yang is still very satisfied with the robot dog developed by Nanshan Robot.

This is an excellent product that fully integrates the resource advantages of Nanshan enterprises.

On this basis, various upgraded products can be continuously launched.

Now China is finally interested in starting large-scale equipment.

Of course, although the final number of equipment will exceed 10,000, or even tens of thousands.

But at the beginning, only about 500 will be ordered from Nanshan Robot.

This is about the number of personnel in a battalion.

China is preparing to simulate and confirm the combat plan of the robot dog according to the specific combat needs of the battalion.

From squads, platoons, companies, and battalions, whether it is the firepower arrangement or task positioning of the robot dog, it will be fully combined with the needs of a battalion to confirm.

If this experiment is successful, combat units composed entirely of robot dogs can be launched.

The relevant technicians only need to operate remotely behind the scenes.

It is even possible that robot dogs are deployed in the border areas, but the commanders are in Guangzhou or the imperial capital.

According to the current situation, it is completely no problem for one technician to command five or six robot dogs.

In the future, when the command system and coordination positioning of all aspects are clearer, one person can command a squad, and dozens of people can command a battalion.

Even in the future, when AI technology is more mature, it is entirely possible that one person can command a platoon, and a battalion can be commanded by only a dozen people.

This will definitely have a great impact on future operations.

Although when big countries fight against big countries, robot dogs may not be able to exert much power.

But when big countries fight against small countries, or deal with some local conflicts, the combat effect is completely different.

"Technology is the core combat power. Mr. Cao, what you said makes a lot of sense."

"In modern wars, technology is often a contest."

"When the technology is advanced enough, the other side may not even see our shadows before they are defeated."

Pan Jun imagined the scene of a variety of robot dogs appearing on the local battlefield, which is really exciting.

Although robot dogs are currently equipped with light weapons, as long as the technology is mature, they can be upgraded to have more powerful firepower in the future.

For example, carrying anti-tank missiles or portable air defense missiles is completely possible.

As for heavier weapons, there will be other platforms to cooperate with them.

In the end, the combat level of relevant Chinese departments will be greatly improved.

The era of relying on deterrence to prevent many jumping clowns from messing around may soon come.