U.S. Military unleashes swarm of tiny intelligent micro-drones
Department of Defence video shows fighter jet releasing a cloud of tiny flying machines into the skies over California
THE U.S. Military has unleashed a "swarm" of robotic flying machines in the skies over California.
More than 100 of tiny drones were released from three F/A-18 Super Hornets in a test which took place last year.
"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."
A total of 103 drones took part in the test, where they demonstrated "collective decision-making, adaptive formation flying, and self-healing".
The test was designed to show that "teams of small, inexpensive, autonomous systems to perform missions once achieved only by large, expensive ones".
Drones and robotic killing machines are likely to revolutionise warfare in the coming years, allowing powerful states to terrorise their enemies without actually risking their own soldiers' lives.
“I congratulate the Strategic Capabilities Office for this successful demonstration,” said Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.
“This is the kind of cutting-edge innovation that will keep us a step ahead of our adversaries. This demonstration will advance our development of autonomous systems.”
Researchers recently unveiled a system which lets humans control swarms of robots using just their thoughts and eye movements.
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