134: Chapter 134: Live Stream Begins

Chen Youhua sat in front of the camera in the already-started livestream, watching the comments scrolling rapidly on the screen.

"It's started, it's started, everyone!"

"Is this a lab? It looks so clean, so high-tech!"

"What are we streaming today? It won't just be a lecture, right? That would be too hardcore."

"God Chen, say something! Why aren't you talking! You're killing me!"

"Am I late? Why is there no movement?"

"The streamer is so cold, not saying a word. The vibe is maxed out."

"What about the prosthetic limb? I want to see the prosthetic limb! Show me the prosthetic limb quickly! Don't dawdle!"

He tilted his head slightly, glanced at Li Wei, Wang Zhe, and the other Researchers behind him who were methodically making final preparations, and spoke clearly and steadily into the microphone.

"Good afternoon, friends in the livestream.

Now, our Researchers are currently making final preparations, so please sit tight and wait patiently for a moment."

Not long after he finished speaking, Li Wei walked over quickly, gently patted Chen Youhua on the shoulder, and gave him an "OK" signal.

Chen Youhua understood, immediately moved his chair, and yielded the main seat.

At the same time, Wang Zhe and two other Researchers worked together to push a special experimental table, carefully moving it to the very center of the livestream camera's view.

On the table, a monkey with brown fur and alert eyes was looking around curiously.

And what caught everyone's attention most was its right side, where its forelimb was missing.

Attached there was a mechanical arm with a cold metallic sheen and a precise structure!

Boom!

The livestream was instantly ignited!

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! What is this thing!"

"A living monkey! Why is its arm mechanical???"

"WTF??? Starting off with such a big reveal??? No buffer at all?"

"Is its prosthetic limb moving??? It's looking at the camera! It's looking at the camera! Oh my god!"

"No way??? When did technology get this awesome??? I'm still at my workstation eating takeout like a beast of burden, and you're telling me the cyberpunk era has arrived???"

"Is... is this real? Special effects? Props? Am I seeing things?"

"Mom asked me why I'm kneeling to watch the stream..."

Chen Youhua adjusted the microphone, his gaze landing on the monkey curiously examining its surroundings, and began his introduction.

"What everyone is seeing now is the first-stage core achievement demonstration of our lab's prosthetic limb project.

This experimental monkey is our number one test subject. Attached to its right arm is a neural interface system built based on our breakthrough technology, artificial neuron conduction material. The application scenarios at this stage are still being explored and perfected, and there will be more in-depth second and third-stage research later.

Next, please allow me to provide a preliminary introduction and functional demonstration."

He calmly took a small piece of freshly cut apple from Li Wei.

He waved it gently in front of the monkey, and the succulent flesh immediately captured all its attention.

The monkey instinctively reached out with its intact left arm to grab it, but Chen Youhua deftly dodged.

Chen Youhua did not hesitate and placed the piece of apple steadily on the table within reach of the monkey's mechanical right arm.

Focus!

Every camera, every viewer's gaze, was locked tightly onto that metal arm!

The mechanical arm, composed of several precision joints, began to move slowly and smoothly after a brief hesitation!

The metal fingers opened precisely, firmly grasped the apple, and then—extremely naturally, as if it were its original limb—brought the apple to its mouth, stuffed it in, and began to chew.

The entire movement was smooth as flowing water, without any stutter or delay!

"Ahhhhhhhh!!!"

"Holy crap! It actually moved! It picked it up and ate it by itself!!!"

"Did you see that? Did you see that??? So smooth! Just like a real hand!"

"My mind is blown!!! Is this sci-fi coming to reality???"

"Stand up! Everyone stand up!!!"

The "666s" in the comment section flooded the screen like a broken dam.

Chen Youhua's voice remained clear amidst the shocking torrent of comments:

"As you can all see, this is our lab's first-stage experimental monkey.

We surgically removed its original right forelimb and, through neural interface surgery, seamlessly connected this experimental prosthetic limb—kindly provided by XX Mechanical Arm Co., Ltd. and highly customized according to our requirements—with the artificial neuron we developed.

The ultimate goal is to achieve precise, natural control of mechanical prosthetic limbs via biological neural signals."

"God Chen! Awesome (voice crack)!!!"

"Hello Professor Chen! My daughter was born without an arm! Is this real? Can she use it? We are willing to pay any price! Please!"

"Sob sob sob, Mom asked why I'm kneeling to watch my phone while crying, I'm truly convinced, moved to tears!"

"This smoothness... this naturalness... tell me this isn't special effects! Tell me!"

"Kneeling, completely kneeling! This technical prowess is terrifying!"

Chen Youhua looked at the rapidly scrolling comments, filled with excitement and disbelief. His expression remained calm, but there was a hint of imperceptible gratification in his eyes.

He spoke again.

"Please everyone, stay calm.

I must emphasize that at this stage, this technology still has many drawbacks that need to be overcome.

For example, a safer, more efficient, and more long-term stable human-machine interface implant device is still in the early stages of development.

Therefore, it does not currently support any human clinical applications.

Please view this rationally."

He paused and took a banana from Li Wei.

"Next, we will conduct a slightly more complex operation demonstration: peeling a banana."

Chen Youhua handed the banana directly into the monkey's mechanical palm.

This time, the monkey seemed even more adapted.

It used its intact left claw to flexibly hold one end of the banana, while the mechanical right arm, equipped with the artificial neuron, began the peeling action!

The strength of the metal fingers was controlled just right, firmly grasping the banana peel and tearing it downward!

Although the movement wasn't as nimble and quick as a human hand, the steps were clear and the goal was definite!

After peeling a section, the monkey skillfully put the fruit into its mouth. While chewing, it didn't forget to glance at Chen Youhua with its dark, round eyes, as if saying, "Is there more?"

"Peel... peeling a banana????"

"What am I seeing? A mechanical arm peeling a banana???"

"It even uses its eyes to hint for another one?"

"This coordination... this learning ability... is this really only the first stage?"

"Crying, this monkey is better at using tools than I am!"

Chen Youhua nodded with satisfaction, continuing to take out various small objects he had prepared.

Small balls, small blocks, and even a small plastic cup.

"We can see that after systematic training, our number one test subject has been able to quite skillfully use its new arm to perform various daily activities.

Grasping, moving, passing, and even performing simple operations like peeling.

The signal transmission, motion parsing, and execution coordination of the entire prosthetic limb system performed well, with extremely low latency.

This proves that our core neural interface technology and signal processing algorithms already possess the capability to support biological organisms in performing basic daily life movements."

This carefully prepared livestream had an effect far exceeding expectations!

Chen Youhua continued his explanation calmly, presenting hardcore technology to the entire world in the most intuitive way.