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Engineers at EPFL have developed a predictive control model that allows swarms of drones to fly in cluttered environments quickly and safely. It works by enabling individual drones to predict their own behavior and that of their neighbors in the swarm. There is strength in numbers. That’s true not only for humans, but for drones too. By flying in a swarm, they can cover larger areas and collect a wider range of data, since each drone can be equipped with different sensors. Image/video credits: E

We sat down with DronisosxLabs’ Head of Innovation Marco Tempest to discuss a proof of concept drone show featuring about 400 drones. The stunning show of lights demonstrates that controlling a swarm of drones with your hands is no longer a thing of science fiction, but a technology that is being developed right now. While the technology is still in its early stages, it appears to have a wide variety of applications and could change the way we manage large groups of semi-autonomous vehicles in t