Single Operator Controls 130+ Drones at DARPA Exercise

[rangerrebew]

Single Operator Controls 130+ Drones at DARPA Exercise
Inder Singh Bisht January 11, 2022
 

A single operator controlled over a hundred physical and simulated drones simultaneously using Raytheon integrated swarm technology at the fifth OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program.

The heart of the technology is software that assigns “drones with the right capabilities to the appropriate set of tasks,” Raytheon BBN OFFSET principal investigator Shane Clark explained. The drones then collaborate “most efficiently” to execute the task.

“For example, if the task is to surveil a building, multiple drones will be dispatched with each surveilling portion of the building. The software considers each platform’s sensor capabilities, and tasks drones with downward-facing cameras to surveil the roof,” Clark said.

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/01/11/raytheon-drone-swarm-darpa/

[rangerrebew]

A single operator can control 130 drones but a bridge full of people can't avoid collisions?

[Kamaji]

A single operator can control 130 drones but a bridge full of people can't avoid collisions?

I believe these drones are at least partially autonomous.