  Swarm robotics systems have the potential to transform warfighting in urban
environments, but until now have not seen large-scale field testing. We present
the Rapid Integration Swarming Ecosystem (RISE), a platform for future
multi-agent research and deployment. RISE enables rapid integration of
third-party swarm tactics and behaviors, which was demonstrated using both
physical and simulated swarms. Our physical testbed is composed of more than
250 networked heterogeneous agents and has been extensively tested in mock
warfare scenarios at five urban combat training ranges. RISE implements live,
virtual, constructive simulation capabilities to allow the use of both virtual
and physical agents simultaneously, while our "fluid fidelity" simulation
enables adaptive scaling between low and high fidelity simulation levels based
on dynamic runtime requirements. Both virtual and physical agents are
controlled with a unified gesture-based interface that enables a greater than
150:1 agent-to-operator ratio. Through this interface, we enable efficient
swarm-based mission execution. RISE translates mission needs to robot actuation
with rapid tactic integration, a reliable testbed, and efficient operation.
