"Thank you for helping us out," Tyler said to the young man beside him.
"You're welcome. President Bezos anticipated this, so he asked me to rush over. Let me introduce myself, my name is Larry Sunderland." Larry extended his hand to the two of them.
"Nick Harryson, Tyler Williams!" The two shook hands with the pleasant Larry one after another, and also felt a great impression of President Bezos, whom they had yet to meet officially.
"By the way, we're really meeting the real man..." Nick asked curiously.
"Yes, President Bezos is the CEO of Amazon Technology, a subsidiary of Amazon, and he is also the head of the drone project. He stepped down as the CEO and President of the parent company but he still likes to work in the tech related field" Larry introduced them.
As Larry continued his introduction, Nick roughly understood the sequence of events. Amazon Technology was also participating in this exhibition, which is why Larry came along with his big boss.
He was originally just accompanying his boss as an attendant, and Bezos was incredibly impressed by the demonstration put on by Nick and the others. That's why he was so eager to have Larry bring them over after the demonstration ended.
Larry led the two of them to a penthouse not far from the exhibition center. As they entered the private room, a middle-aged man in his sixties wearing a white shirt immediately stood up and greeted them warmly: "You're here! Please sit down. The chef working here, brews the best italian coffee. Have a taste."
After inviting them to sit down and having Larry pour them a cup of coffee, President Bezos said enthusiastically: "i think you already know me, so let's skip the introductions. Your drone demonstration just now truly amazed me, which is why I was so impatient to meet you two.
I also have some insights into drone technology, my company started using them recently. It is rare to meet kindred spirits today, so naturally, I want to have a good exchange and discussion.
I am very optimistic about your technology and hope to develop more cooperation with you."
Seeing that the two were a bit reserved, Jeff nodded slightly. He decided to approach the conversation from a technical perspective to help them relax: "Here's the thing, I don't quite understand how you managed to achieve high-density cluster array flight control for a hundred drones within such a confined space.
You must know that such a dense cluster, in such a confined space, could completely collapse with just a minor mistake."
Hearing Bezos question, Nick smiled and shook his head: "Actually, the principle is not much different from the drone cluster technology on the market, except that we used a different approach in the algorithm. This makes the algorithm of the entire Flight Control System more precise, concise, and rapid.
These three points seem simple but are actually complex, and they are also interconnected and closely related. We also experienced countless failures to achieve these three points."
"Indeed, for those of us in technology, things that look simple are often the most complex. I also work on this kind of technology, so I naturally understand the difficulty of putting those three points you mentioned into practice.
So let's discuss them one by one. How did you achieve highly precise spatial positioning among the fleet within such a confined space?"
At this point, Jeff apologized: "Sorry, I'm too interested. If it involves the Core Technology, please feel free not to mention it."
Nick shook his head and said: "It's alright. Just as you said, the simpler something looks, the more complex it actually is. Although our technology isn't technically rare, it won't be easily imitated.
In fact, anyone who has used Google Maps or GPS knows that the more navigation satellites there are in the sky, the more precise the positioning is.
Similarly, for those of us who work on cluster technology, the more coordinate points there are, the more accurate the positioned spatial location will be.
However, in a fixed venue demonstration, the Coordinate Base Points we can arrange are very limited, which is detrimental to precise positioning in spatial locations.
So, can we reverse the process? Use these drones to anti-locate these Coordinate Base Points, or rather, consider these drones as Coordinate Base Points themselves.
By using these Coordinate Base Points to locate each other, we will obtain an accurate Spatial Coordinate Point.
Similarly, the greater the number of drones, the more Coordinate Base Points can be used for positioning. This is what I meant by breaking through the limit of quantity and expanding the scale of the entire cluster array to massive numbers."
"But such a massive coordinate system is bound to generate large-scale data calculations. How did you manage to achieve both speed and accuracy? I watched your cluster flight control demonstration, and the whole process was very smooth. Is it true, as you said, that the drones themselves are the carriers of the computation?" Jeff immediately raised a new question after hearing the explanation.
Nick smiled, picked up his cup, and took a small sip to wet his throat: "That's right, the key is still the algorithm. Due to their size, these drones can only carry a very small payload.
How to achieve massive information computation with limited hardware capabilities—that involves the deep optimization of the algorithm."
Hearing his answer, Jeff could no longer contain his excitement and said enthusiastically to Nick: "Nick, come join my company. Bring your technology, and I guarantee I will give you a satisfactory price.
As long as you and your partner come, everything is negotiable. I can even let you independently form a team and give you the freedom to operate.
Don't worry about conditions and resources; we have sufficient capital to meet everything you need.
Don't worry about your life either; housing and cars are not a problem, and an annual salary of several million is a non-issue.
However, compared to these things, I think you need a good platform even more to realize your ambitions."
Hearing Jeff's words, Nick and Tyler exchanged glances, then smiled slightly and said: "Sorry, President Bezos, we have our own goals. Thank you for your kind offer."
Seeing his refusal, Bezos couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. He stared at him for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Right. A genius like you certainly wouldn't be content to work under someone else. I got too excited just now and was perhaps too eager to recruit new talent. Please forgive me."
Nick shook his head and smiled faintly: "I understand, and thank you for your consideration."
Jeff waved his hand, then looked at him seriously and asked: "I am very interested in your technology. I wonder if you have registered a patent for it?"
"Of course, sixteen items in total, excluding the Core Code. According to the Patent Law, we should be able to obtain the relevant patent licenses soon."
"I see." Jeff nodded, then said to him: "I am very interested in this technology of yours. Are you willing to sell it? The price is negotiable."