Ten Billion Building, Laboratory 101.
The doors opened, and five masked people in white coats filed in. It was Xiang Xiaotong and four new students.
As soon as the students entered, they looked around and couldn't help widening their eyes in astonishment.
The laboratory was packed with all kinds of instruments and equipment. The students were all seasoned academics who had seen the world, and they had handled and even abused the most cutting-edge equipment. They wouldn't react much just because of some instruments.
What truly astonished them was... robots!
More than a dozen humanoid robots with pearly white shells stood silently beside the massive instruments and equipment. Their designs were sleek and eye-catching!
"The robots are prototypes made by my Neuron Company. Unlike the clumsy robots you've seen elsewhere, these are agile enough to help you with your experiments," Xiang Xiaotong explained.
"From simply washing test tubes and mixing reagents to difficult craniotomies on monkeys, they can do it all. They may occasionally make mistakes, but they can save you most of your time. It's practically like having a whole group of assistants!"
"They're easy to use, too. There's a touchscreen on the back of each robot. Just enter your commands."
Xiang Xiaotong walked behind a robot and reached out to tap its screen, entering several commands.
The robot instantly sprang to life. It picked up the empty test tubes and beakers arranged in front of it and quickly scrubbed them clean, its movements nimble and efficient!
Xiang Xiaotong picked up an empty test tube and suddenly smashed it into the sink with a crack.
The busy robot froze for a moment before silently cleaning up the shattered test tube. It picked up the larger shards and threw them into the trash can, dabbed out the smaller ones with