New "traffic cop" algorithm helps a drone swarm stay on task

MIT engineers developed a method that could help keep multiple drones on task. The approach, called WiSwarm, tailors any wireless network to handle a high load of time-sensitive data coming from multiple sources, prioritizing and relaying the freshest data.

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