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Rise of the Robot Squadrons
Velcroman1 writes 'Taking a cue from the Terminator films, the US Navy is developing unmanned drones that network together and operate in 'swarms.' Predator drones have proven one of the most effective — and most controversial — weapons in the military arsenal. And now, these unmanned aircraft are talking to each other. Until now, each drone was controlled remotely by a single person over a satellite link. A new tech, demoed last week by NAVAIR, adds brains to those drones and allows one person to control a small squadron of them in an intelligent, semiautonomous network.'
Well that explains the Starcraft II delay.... Blizzard has been busy designing interfaces for the military.
The most equipped drone will also be able to pick up ancient scrolls lost in the valleys of Afghanistan which would enhance its armor and features, such as Insightful +3 for improved vision.
Negative on the scrolls. They've been burned by the Taliban since the only words man was intended to read is the Holy Quran.
That's no swarm. It's a beowulf cluster.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Somewhere, in a quiet, dark corner of the Capitol, Ron Paul is grinning an evil grin.