Scientists were able to create self-organizing swarm of miniature drones

What would you understand the complexity of this case. Any crowd, flock, herd, swarm or herd is a complex entity, existing on its own. And only recently, scientists learned at the program level to simulate such concentrations of living beings. And now, apparently, research has moved from simulation to play.

The essence of the opening

In General, over the "group behavior of wild drones" worked for several independent teams of researchers. But the greatest success achieved by the project of the U.S. Department of defense Perdix and one of Vasaria Gabor, specialist in statistical and biological physics from the University of Budapest.

Warriors, of course, immediately classified their developments, but some things still leaked out. They managed to develop an efficient algorithm that transforms the individual drones in the "single organism" moving harmoniously, independently overfly obstacles, accelerating and decelerating, if necessary, and the ability to make their own decisions.

But the Hungarian specialist, your job is not to hide. On the contrary, immediately posted in open access. And its an algorithm that allows to manage almost a thousand drones at the speed of 115 km/h is something of a genius. Just do not know, whether it's used the same principle as the military of the United States, or found something. But even the demonstration of the perfectly synchronized flight 30 drones is already impressive.

The possible consequences and significance of all of this

Self-organizing swarm of miniature drones. Just repeat this to myself, and slowly. A complex system from a large number of cars, which need neither the operator nor control of the land. Which in principle can deny the possibility of reprogramming and send it to perform any task. Forest fires, spraying fields, tracking down criminals and the transfer of the collected information somewhere in the data center. The future has arrived. And that's a little creepy.

In science fiction the theme of self-organizing and, more importantly, self-replicating Autonomous robotic systems extremely popular. Immediately come to mind "Roy" from the story by Stanislaw LEM "Invincible". And in numerous computer games on a fantastic theme are used regularly by swarms of robots. Sometimes as enemy, sometimes as a Builder or staff.

Most importantly, the new technology has not served humanity as a method of destruction. After all, all discovery necessary to pursue peaceful purposes and use it for good deeds.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»