I'm The King of Business & Technology in the Modern World-Chapter 128: Working on the Prototype

The lab was alive with movement.

Inside Sentinel BioTech's Advanced Fabrication Facility, the air was thick with the hum of industrial-grade 3D printers, the hiss of welding torches, and the rhythmic clang of metal being shaped. Engineers moved between workstations, checking calculations, fine-tuning schematics, and running stress tests on prototype components.

At the center of it all stood Titan Mk-I's skeletal frame, suspended in the middle of the lab by an array of robotic arms. The first real step in making the exoskeleton a reality.

Matthew stood with his arms crossed, observing every detail.

Angel was beside him, holding her tablet, taking notes as engineers shouted updates back and forth.

"Status?" Matthew asked.

Dr. Elias Richter, lead engineer, wiped sweat from his brow and approached with a report. "Frame assembly is underway. We've successfully fabricated the first batch of graphene-reinforced titanium components, and the exoskeleton's spinal frame is being fitted as we speak."

Matthew nodded. "What's our biggest obstacle right now?"

Dr. Lucia Vasquez, the materials scientist, sighed. "Weight distribution." She gestured toward the partially assembled frame. "We've reduced the weight as much as possible, but we're still struggling with center of gravity issues. The exoskeleton needs to balance perfectly with the user, or we'll get stability failures during movement."

Matthew walked over, examining the suit's lower frame. "We need adaptive balance compensation—"

Dr. Akira Watanabe, the neural systems expert, cut in. "Which means more AI processing power."

"Exactly," Matthew said. "We compensate for weight shifts with active gyroscopic stabilization."

Daniel Cho, the AI specialist, adjusted his glasses. "You're suggesting we give the suit real-time stabilization, like a drone or a fighter jet?"

Matthew smirked. "Why not? The same IMU (inertial measurement unit) technology used in high-end aircraft can be scaled down and integrated into the suit."

Cho frowned. "That kind of real-time correction would need a low-latency control system."

"Which is why we're pairing it with the neural interface," Matthew explained. "Instead of just reacting to the user's movements, the exoskeleton will anticipate them and adjust its stance before the weight shift happens."

Dr. Watanabe's eyes widened slightly. "You're saying the suit will predict balance loss and auto-correct mid-motion?"

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Matthew nodded. "If we do this right, the user won't even notice it's happening."

Cho ran a hand through his hair. "That's… insane."

Matthew smirked. "Then let's make it happen."

The frame of the exoskeleton had to be both lightweight and strong enough to withstand intense strain. The engineers were using additive manufacturing (metal 3D printing) to fabricate the components layer by layer.

A massive robotic arm moved with precision, placing graphene-reinforced titanium parts onto the central structure while automated welders fused them together at an atomic level.

"Frame integrity check?" Matthew called out.

One of the engineers, standing at a stress-testing station, glanced at the readings. "Holding steady. No microfractures detected."

Angel glanced at the report. "We're 3% underweight compared to our projections. That's good, right?"

Dr. Vasquez nodded. "That gives us room for reinforcement without exceeding limits."

Matthew examined the suit's hip and knee joints. "How's the articulation?"

An engineer adjusted a set of hydraulic pistons, watching them flex. "The servo-motors are responding within the expected range, but we might need higher torque output for rapid movement."

"Swap out the servos for magnetorheological dampers," Matthew instructed. "They'll allow instant adjustments between rigid and flexible movement, depending on the terrain."

Dr. Richter raised an eyebrow. "You're using adaptive dampers? Those are mostly experimental in automotive suspension."

"And now they're experimental in exoskeletons," Matthew said smoothly.

Dr. Richter chuckled. "Alright, let's do it."

With the frame steadily coming together, it was time to integrate the power source.

Dr. Hassan Al-Masri and his team had been working in a sealed, glass-enclosed energy lab, assembling the hybrid micro-reactor system.

Inside a secured compartment, a high-density graphene supercapacitor was connected to a compact solid-state fuel cell.

Angel checked her tablet. "Dr. Al-Masri, talk to me. Is it stable?"

Dr. Al-Masri exhaled. "So far, yes. The supercapacitor is holding charge at 98% efficiency. The PEM fuel cell is running smooth, but we're still fine-tuning the discharge rate to prevent overvoltage spikes."

"Can the system handle full load yet?" Matthew asked.

Dr. Al-Masri shook his head. "Not until we finish thermal regulation. If we don't, the fuel cell's heat output could spike under heavy load."

Matthew thought for a moment. "Install an active cooling loop—use liquid metal thermal conductivity to wick heat away from high-stress areas."

Dr. Al-Masri raised an eyebrow. "Liquid metal cooling? Like gallium-based thermal paste?"

"Exactly. But we integrate it directly into the fuel cell casing for continuous dissipation."

Dr. Al-Masri tapped his pen against his clipboard. "That… actually makes sense."

"Make it happen," Matthew said.

With the frame and power system nearing completion, it was time to integrate the brain of the exoskeleton.

Dr. Watanabe and Daniel Cho were overseeing the neural interface calibration, ensuring that bioelectric signals from the user were translated into instantaneous movement.

Cho frowned at the real-time simulation on his monitor. "We're still getting a 14-millisecond delay between user intent and actuation."

"Too slow," Matthew said. "We need to get that under 10 milliseconds."

Dr. Watanabe sighed. "We're already using multi-channel motor neuron reading—but the processing speed is bottlenecked."

Matthew turned to Cho. "What about the neural processing chip?"

Cho hesitated. "It's at max capacity."

Matthew thought for a second. "We split processing. Offload basic pattern recognition to an AI co-processor so the main neural chip only handles direct muscle activation."

Cho blinked. "You want a dual-chip neural network?"

"Yes," Matthew confirmed. "One chip predicts movement, the other executes in real-time."

Cho rubbed his temples. "That's—"

"Brilliant," Dr. Watanabe finished, grinning. "That could push response time to nearly instantaneous."

Matthew smirked. "Then get to work."

After weeks of assembly and integration, the Titan Mk-I prototype was finally ready for first activation.

The engineers gathered, tension thick in the air.

Dr. Al-Masri called out, "Powering up in 3…2…1."

A soft hum filled the room as the graphene supercapacitor came online, followed by a steady pulse from the fuel cell.

On the test stand, the exoskeleton's mechanical limbs twitched, servos adjusting as neural signals flowed through.

Matthew stared at the readings. "Power output stable. Neural latency at 9 milliseconds. AI subroutines are online."

Dr. Richter exhaled. "It's working."

Matthew allowed himself a small smirk.

Angel nudged him. "Looks like your 'impossible' plan just took its first step."

Matthew glanced at the Titan Mk-I, standing tall for the first time.