Autonomous all-terrain vehicles for herding

A system for herding a group of animals, comprising:

• a master autonomous vehicle, the master autonomous vehicle comprising:
• a controller;
• a vehicle-to-vehicle communication unit;
• a camera in communication with the controller for supplying image data to the controller;
• a global positioning satellite apparatus for determining a position of the master autonomous vehicle;
• and
• a ranging unit for determining a distance to an object to the autonomous vehicle in communication with the controller;
• a plurality of client autonomous vehicles, each of the plurality of client autonomous vehicles being operated by the controller of the master autonomous vehicle, each of the plurality of client autonomous vehicles comprising:
• a client communication unit for communicating with the master autonomous vehicle;
• a client controller in communication with the controller via the client communication unit;
• a client camera in communication with the controller for supplying image data to the client controller;
• a client global positioning satellite apparatus for determining a position of each of the plurality of client autonomous vehicles;
• and
• a ranging unit for determining a distance to an object in communication with the client controller;
• and
• a herding apparatus for keeping the group of animals between the master autonomous vehicle and each of the plurality of client autonomous vehicles, comprising:
• a plurality of physical connectors connecting the master autonomous vehicle and the plurality of client autonomous vehicles, such that and wherein the master autonomous vehicle, the plurality of the client autonomous vehicles, and the plurality of physical connectors form a closed loop around the group of animals.