America's Road to Fame

Chapter 457 Kando Robot

Among them, the importance of smart phones is even higher than that of PS game consoles. Even among Sony's products, PS game consoles have better sales and higher popularity.

You know, for users, a PS game console is not a necessity, but a smart phone is, so many people don't need to buy a PS game console, but a smart phone is definitely a must.

Therefore, in Sony's "consumer electronics + entertainment" strategy, the mobile phone business is very important, and it can even be said to be the core business, and it will not be sold so easily.

However, the robot project that William Chen is interested in is different from the technology of the automated industrial robot factory.

The former was originally a project that Sony had abolished, and even the team was dispersed and assigned to other departments; as for the latter, it is not a unique technology of Sony. The industrial robots they use are products of Mitsubishi.

Therefore, judging from the measures of "killing people", "cutting departments" and "cutting business" after the new head of Sony, Kazuo Hirai, took office, William Chen's requirements are very feasible.

And through the sale of these, not only can obtain valuable funds, but also may cooperate with Eurasia Semiconductor Group in the field of consumer electronics, which may also be the result that Sony hopes.

Sure enough, after Sun Zhengyi helped contact Sony, the other party was very active about it. Not only did they pull out the ashesy robot samples and data equipment in the warehouse, but also pulled out the previous robot research and development team. Temporary recall from gathered items.

But after Paris went to Sony, Wu Rongke was the first to be invited, and then went to Lauder.

Zi Lauder expects HC Fashion Group to take a stake in us in exchange for their support, but what Wu Rongke proposes is to directly acquire Zi Wurong.

In 1872, Lauder founded the first Western-style dispensing pharmacy in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.

Since then, Lauder's main business has been the research of beautiful skin and hair, and has developed many innovative products and beauty methods.

Up to now, Ziwurong's products have been sold in 85 countries around the world, becoming the No. [-] cosmetics group in Asia.

That's why Yifu Jing put Zi Wurong as the target of the acquisition. In fact, according to our analysis, HC Fashion Group's intention to acquire Ascott Shengtang is very difficult to succeed, because according to the feedback, Wu Rong The family's reaction to our takeover offer was very lukewarm.

Leonard Shengtang, the current chairman of Ascott Shengtang, the son of the founder's wife, once talked about whether Ascott Shengtang has any plans to sell it in an interview.

Originally, the acquisition of Assy Shengtang Company was just an attempt by us.

According to the current plan, the acquisition is inevitable, but it is necessary to continue to discuss which company to choose. Anyway, the acquisition of Assy Shengtang is just a smoke bomb, mainly to put pressure on other companies.

Either wait until HC Fashion Group acquires other brands and face competition, or be acquired by HC Fashion Group and obtain the support of "vitality ball" resources.

It was under such circumstances that Jing Yifu ended the negotiation with Zi Lauder.

And Wu Rongke brought his team to Sony's headquarters.

The small building of Sony's headquarters is quite grand, but the new president and CEO of Sony, Pingwu Rongke, had little courage. Two years ago, in order to improve Sony's financial structure, Sold outright for $12 billion.

It's my kind of philosophy, and it's what Paris likes to see, and that's the only way I can get what I want smoothly.

Pingwu Rongke received Paris in person, showing a very cold expression, and first took me to watch the newly re-established robot laboratory.

At its most glorious time, Sony's robotics research and development team had less than 200 people. After abolishing and disbanding, the team members who can still be found after a young age are the ones behind Paris' eyes. There are 150 people.

Apart from the robot dog AIBO and the biped robot QRIO that were previously on sale, among the robots demonstrated, there is also a semi-finished product under development after the disbandment of the robot team. The robot named "Kando" also represents The ambition of the Sony robotics team at the time.

The meaning of Kando outside of Japanese is "deeply moved". Named after that name, the original Sony robot team hoped to add an emotional system to the robot on the basis of the biped robot QRIO, making it more similar to "human beings". ".

It's just that because the team that came here was abolished, that type of robot only completed the preliminary body design and produced the first experimental model, and the software, including the so-called "emotional" system, only exists in the imagination. among.

Wu Rongke has seen the demonstration of the Kando robot, and he can clearly feel that, in terms of body structure and control, Kando has made a small step backward compared with QRIO, and it is only a semi-finished product.

It is true that the Japanese companies used to have no uniqueness in terms of robot architecture and manufacturing technology. It is too exaggerated to say that they are leading the world.

Next, William Heichen accompanied Paris to visit other departments, and even spared time to take me back to the Sony PS manufacturing plant in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture.

Seeing the automated manufacturing process of engineering robots in that factory, I still feel very shocked. Seeing the expressions of Paris and his party, the people from Sony also showed proud expressions.

Although Sony's current situation is good, in terms of market value, even compared with the Meta Group controlled by Paris, it is far from the same.

But as a veteran consumer electronics giant, our accumulation in such a young age is still not profound in terms of technology.

That time when she came to Sony, Paris was accompanied by eight personal assistants. They were the ones who needed to be assistants, or Cheng Biru, who was in charge of the entertainment business.

On the one hand, Sony's own strategy at this time is "consumer electronics + entertainment", and the cooperation between the two parties will mainly involve that aspect.

On the other hand, Cheng Biru once studied in Japan and lived there, and she is very fluent in Japanese. Although Paris is proficient in Japanese and uses you as an interpreter, you still need to work hard to connect and communicate with Sony. to a small effect.

Before the visits after the retreat, Paris, accompanied by Sony personnel headed by William Ping Chen, returned to the Sony headquarters in Tokyo, and then ended the separate meeting with Ping Wu Rongke.

(End of this chapter)