Ziningi iziphakamiso ezihlobene nokwakhiwa kwama-drones eza kithi, phakathi kwawo namhlanje ngifuna sikhulume ngalowo owaziwa njengo I-Perdix, uchungechunge lwezindiza ezincane ezingenamuntu eziba ngokoqobo, ngaphandle kokucabanga konjiniyela bazo, izikhali ezinhle ezizosetshenziswa yinoma yiliphi ibutho empini, phakathi kokunye, ngamandla abo amakhulu.
Njengoba i-United States Army uqobo iphawule ngale ndaba, umqondo wokuqala waqhamuka eqenjini labafundi bezobunjiniyela abavela e MIT, okwadala iqembu elincane lezindiza ezingenamuntu elinohlelo lwe-software olwaluzivumela ukuba lindize ngamaqembu sengathi yisixuku. Akubanga isikhathi eside nje onjiniyela bezempi bebona amandla amakhulu lo msebenzi ongaba nawo ngakho banquma qhubeka nentuthuko yayo yize, manje, ngezinjongo zempi.
I-Perdix, umqondo omusha wempi usazofika.
Umbono wama-Perdix drones ulula kakhulu, uwaqalise ndawonye ukuze bakwazi ukuhlasela zonke izitha zabo ngasikhathi sinye, ngokwesibonelo kusuka indiza enkudlwana ezophatha ukuyihambisa endaweni ebalulekile. Ngokusobala, umqondo wokuqala kwakuwukuthi lezi zinkumbi zaziphethe ukudubula phansi amasosha nezinye izindiza zokulwa, yize, kancane kancane, umqondo ukhule futhi wakhula ngezinhloso zebanga eliphakeme kakhulu.
Njengoba kuchazwe ngabakwakho UWilliam Roper, Umqondisi weHhovisi Lamakhono Okulwa Nezempi:
Ngoba iPerdix ngayinye iyaxhumana futhi ibambisene nabo bonke abanye, lesi swarm asidingi mholi, ngakho-ke singakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezidingo zempi ngayinye ngenxa yobuchopho bayo obabiwe.
Njengemininingwane yokugcina, ngikutshele ukuthi iphrojekthi isivele yenze izivivinyo eziningi zemikhakha ekhombisa ukuthi ingaba yimpumelelo enkulu. Kuze kube namuhla, labo ababhekene nomsebenzi balinde imvume yoMkhandlu Wezokuphepha ukuze bakwazi ngobuningi benza lezi zinhlobo zamadivayisi futhi uqalise impi yokulwa nama-Islamic States.