Drone Swarms as You Know Them Are Just an Illusion—for Now
Drone Swarms as You Know Them Are Just an Illusion—for Now
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
August 15, 20183m 34s
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Show Notes
Look at all the pretty drones. Hovering above sports stadiums from Houston to Pyeongchang, many hundreds of them have lately sparkled in artful murmuration. On a recent Time magazine cover, 958 drones pixelated the sky. The world record, 1,374 LED-bedazzled microbots, was set by Chinese company EHang UAV in May. So-called drone swarms—the phrase people have taken up with gusto—are having their biggest, buzziest year ever.
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