EDTH x Vlad Konov — Mentoring Call: Autonomous Defense Systems

​How drone swarms operate without an operator, GPS, or communications — the algorithms changing warfare

​An online discussion with Vlad Konov — Lead Product Manager for Unmanned Systems, 12+ years in embedded systems (8+ in UAVs), 40+ robotics platforms launched, Lead Mentor at BRAVE1 and Stanford Ignite.

​We'll look at how Shield AI, DARPA, and Anduril are building the systems behind autonomous swarm warfare:

• ​Hivemind (Shield AI) — how a drone makes decisions without GPS, radio comms, or an operator, using only onboard sensors: cameras, IMU, lidar

• ​OFFSET & SQUAD X (DARPA) — how a swarm of 250+ drones coordinates in real time, auto-assigns roles (scout, relay, striker), and reassigns missions when agents are lost

• ​Lattice OS (Anduril) — a unified AI platform for controlling different types of autonomous agents, with human-in-the-loop only for final strike decisions

• ​The tech stack underneath it all: C++, ROS, SLAM, mesh networking, path planning algorithms

​Bring your questions, ideas, and current challenges.

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