The girl turned her exam paper over to the front and began with the first question.
Even the questions for this new major had been set casually. There were ten in all, and none were difficult. Most asked for her understanding, her views, or her hopes for the future. The answers were open-ended; even if she strayed a little off topic, she could still earn points.
That was mainly because everyone in the major was a genius. They all studied well, and together they were driving the field's technological progress. Conventional tests served little purpose. Better to let everyone discuss other questions, pass the exam without fuss, and devote themselves to research next semester, rather than waste energy worrying about exams and retakes. That would only hold them back.
In three years, no one in the class had failed a course in the major.
The girl wrote furiously, working straight through to the final question.
Ten: Why was Joint Pulse currently the world's finest miniature biomimetic driver? What technical advantages did it have? How could it be made so small? If miniature biomimetic drivers continued to develop, what direction did you think they would take? Discuss your views freely.
More than half a page had been left blank below for the answer.
The girl sank into thought.
A biomimetic driver was a Spirit Power rune driver.
This kind of driver did not rotate, nor did it draw power from rotation. Some rune drivers in this world naturally swung or performed other reciprocating, telescoping, or reactive movements, without any need for a rotary driver.
Joint Pulse was the model name of a driver that mimicked biological joints. Both artificial frogs and artificial birds used it.
As it happened, the girl had been thinking about biomimetic drivers lately.
That was thanks to