Chapter 17
When Alan stepped out of Connorâs office, Camila looked up as he approached her step by step.
Here it comes, she thought. She was about to be fired.
Alan smiled and said, âCamila, could you go to the R&D department to find Mr. Bryan and pick up some materials for the upcoming meeting? Youll also attend the meeting and be responsible for taking the minutesâ
Camila was slightly shocked.
What? She wasnt being fired? And she was asked to attend a meeting?
What was Connor playing at?
âOkay,â she nodded.
mila went downstairs to the R&D department. The door to Mr. Bryanâs office was open, and no one was inside. She asked. âHello, do you know when Bryan will be back? I need to pick up some materials for the meetingâ
A programmer looked towards the direction of the meeting room with a smile, âTheyâre in there.â
âIs he in a meeting?â Camila asked, puzzled.
âNot exactly. You can just go in,â the programmer said with a mysterious smile
After thanking him, Camila headed to the meeting room and pushed the door open.
The room was filled with the aroma of pizza, and several executives from the development team were enjoying their slices. Camilaâs sudden appearance didnât seem to disturb them.
âCamila, have a slice,â Bryan offered, holding up a piece of pizza.
Camila shook her head with a smile. Itâs just past three. She hadnât even digested lunch yet.
âAre you attending the meeting later?â Bryan asked.
âYes, Iâm taking the minutes. I came to get the materials.
âYou should eat something then,â Bryan said with a hint of mystery
âYeah, come join us,â another executive chimed in.
âNo, Iâm still full, Camila declined politely.
Bryan handed her a USB drive with a smile, âAlright, youâre new. Youâll get the hang of it next time.â
Camila didnât quite understand but smiled and accepted the USB drive.
It was close to four oâclock, and Camila had the meeting materials printed and brought them to the executive meeting room. The Manager of Administrative Services, Marissa, had already set up the meeting equipment. âCamila, Iâll leave the rest to you. Call me if you need anything.â
âThank you.â
After Marissa left, Camila distributed the materials as the R&D colleagues gradually arrived in the meeting room.
At four oâclock sharp, Connor and Alan entered the meeting room on time.
The meeting began, and Bryan started the presentation.
âFuture Robot 2.0 uses a quickârelease battery design, with 58.8V battery power, which is consistent with the voltage standard gait of domestic mediurn and smallâsized quadruped robots, providing about 2 hours of operational time. With our continual improvements, Future Robot 3.0 will have up to 8 hours of battery life and enhanced stability
âSystem control equations, calculus equationsâ¦
âWe transferred equations, setting the initial conditions to zero, applying force F as input, and measuring the pendulum angle as output. We performed a Laplace transform on the differential equation to obtain..
âUsing MATLAB to express the transfer functionâ¦
Camila stared at the PPT filled with equations and functions, feeling utterly lost.
Was Connor trying to prank her? He was definitely holding a grudge.
The meeting involved too many technical terms, and she looked bewilderedly at Bryanâs assistant, Curtis.
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âCamila, Iâll give you the matenals later so you can organize the meeting notes betterâ Curtis said unde
âThank you so much!â Camila expressed her gratitude,
ingly.
She was responsible for sales at the branch office and was familiar with every specification of the Future Robol. Yet, attending her first R&D meeting was still a staggering experience. Every single component was the result of countless calculations and experiments.