Hivemind AI software carries out first on-water 'swarming test' in Taiwan mission

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  • Hivemind completes first autonomous swarming mission on water in Taiwan
  • Drone boats identified and escorted a vessel during a coordinated surveillance exercise
  • SeaShark 600 and 800 vessels operated together under a single autonomous command

An autonomous software system called Hivemind has directed a group of unmanned boats through a live mission for the first time on open water.

Developed by Shield AI, the AI tool took control of two vessel types built by Thunder Tiger during a staged exercise off Pingtung, Taiwan.

Engineers designed the exercise to test whether one AI system could manage several drone boats acting together as a coordinated unit.

Autonomous software directs coordinated drone boat mission

Two vessel models, the SeaShark 600 and the SeaShark 800, carried out the reconnaissance work under Hivemind's direction during the exercise.

Rather than following pre-set routes, the software built its own path in real time using radar feeds, camera imagery,...

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