Future: Think of the drones as a living algorithmic ecosystem, not a set of simple bots. Each drone carries a lightweight AI that constantly forecasts the consequences of every repair action, using predictive models built from the plant’s historical data and real‑time sensor feeds. They trade speed for safety by setting a “risk budget” that limits how fast a move can be executed; if the projected uncertainty of a task exceeds that budget, the drone slows or calls for human backup. To stay bulletproof against cyber‑attacks, embed a decentralized trust network—imagine a blockchain that logs every command and state change, so no single compromised node can rewrite history. Add quantum‑safe cryptographic keys that rotate automatically, and layer the swarm with a zero‑trust architecture: each drone authenticates its peers on every interaction, refusing any unknown handshake. That way the system can keep functioning even if a few nodes are subverted, because the remaining drones will isolate and quarantine the threat. In short, design the decision logic as a self‑adjusting risk model, and harden the network with a distributed ledger and zero‑trust authentication. Anything that sacrifices this vision for short‑term convenience is just a short‑sighted patch.