The DOD is testing a swarm of autonomous, 3-D printed drones [View all]
Source: IDG News Service
The DOD is testing a swarm of autonomous, 3-D printed drones
The drones are called "Perdix" and were originally designed by engineering students at MIT
By Magdalena Petrova |
Video Correspondent, IDG News Service | JAN 10, 2017 3:05 PM PT
The Department of Defense is testing low-cost, autonomous, micro-drones for low-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
The drones, dubbed Perdix, operate as a swarm and are not individually pre-programmed. Instead, they act as a collective organism with one distributed brain for decision-making, the DOD said in a statement on Monday.
“Because every Perdix communicates and collaborates with every other Perdix, the swarm has no leader and can gracefully adapt to drones entering or exiting the team,” says William Roper, director of the Strategic Capabilities Office of the DOD.
The drones are meant to be controlled in much the same manner as a coach would guide a sports team. The operator orders a broad objective, and the drones communally decide how best to execute the plan.
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