ADOS SWARM LOGICIn Development

A distributed hive mind that runs on the drones

Each drone runs the full agent. Leaders are elected by capability with sub-second failover, tasks are allocated peer-to-peer, and formations run on-board. The operator commands intent, not each drone.
In Development

Actively being built. The design is scoped and firm; it is not usable yet.

Sub-second
Leader failover
Peer
To peer task allocation
Local-first
No indispensable node

How it works

The fleet decides as a group

Every drone shares a common world model through gossip. A leader is elected by capability, and if it drops, another takes over in under a second. No single node is required for the fleet to keep working.

Peer-to-peer, one elected leader
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Drones share state peer-to-peer and elect a leader weighted by on-board capability. Lose the leader or the ground link and the fleet reconverges, because no single node is indispensable.

The model

Layered, transport-agnostic, local-first

The intelligence sits in layers on top of whatever link is available. Hard agreement is used only where it must be, and gossip carries everything else.

From transport to intent
Transport
Any available link
World model
Gossip, partition-tolerant
Roles
Capability-weighted election
Tasking
Decentralized auction
Behaviors
Formations and flocking
Human role
Intent and oversight

Autonomy

A full-hybrid autonomy ladder

Autonomy is selectable per mission, per node, and per behavior. Every step keeps a human abort and single-drone takeover available.

Solo
You fly. The agent assists only when you ask.
Assisted
You fly with active help: stabilization, holds, and guardrails.
Supervised
The fleet runs the plan while you watch and can step in at any point.
Full-auto
The fleet executes intent on its own. Human abort and single-drone takeover stay available.

Two invariants

Snappy and resilient by design

Local-first

No node waits on a central brain, so the fleet stays responsive. Decisions happen on-board and propagate through gossip.

No indispensable node

The fleet reconverges after any loss, including the leader or the ground link. Richer drones lead, but any capable one can take over.

Command intent, not each drone

The distributed hive is open-source and validated in simulation first. Follow the design as it comes together.

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