Merlin Drones
Product

SwarmOS

A mission-intent coordination layer for autonomous multi-drone operations. Translates high-level objectives into coordinated multi-vehicle action — integrating with commercial hardware to avoid vendor lock-in, built on an open-source drone operating system.

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The Problem

Current systems fail when it matters most.

Centralized control, connectivity dependence, and manual coordination create brittle systems that break under real operational conditions.

Drone coordination challenges: connectivity loss, single point of failure, manual coordination
Capabilities

Designed for the field, not the demo.

Resilient by Design

Built to keep flying

SwarmOS is engineered to handle degraded conditions, communication loss, and dynamic environments without mission failure or operator intervention.

Decentralized Coordination

No single point of failure

Built for contested, bandwidth-limited environments. Fleet-level behavior without relying on a single control point, with real-time collaborative adaptation across vehicles.

Mission Continuity

Adapt and execute

Maintains operational continuity through dynamic routing, fault-aware communication, and distributed decision support — keeping missions on track as conditions change.

Operational Scale

From one to many

The software foundation to move from single-drone workflows to coordinated multi-drone operations without rewriting your stack or switching platforms.

Architecture

How SwarmOS works.

SwarmOS connects your flight controller via MAVLink to a ROS 2 mission computer running coordinated autonomy nodes — with SwarmNet handling inter-drone communication across the fleet.

SwarmOS architecture: Flight Controller connected via MAVLink to Mission Computer running ROS 2 nodes with SwarmNet inter-drone coordination
See It In Action

Dynamic retasking in real time.

When conditions change mid-mission, SwarmOS retasks the fleet in under 2 seconds. The current approach takes 3–5 minutes — and breaks coordination in the process.

Dynamic retasking comparison: current way takes 3-5 minutes and breaks coordination, SwarmOS retasks in under 2 seconds
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Ready to put SwarmOS to work?

Reach out to discuss your use case and how SwarmOS fits your operations.

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