Autonomous glider can fly like an albatross, cruise like a sailboat

Engineers have designed a robotic glider that can skim along the water’s surface, riding the wind like an albatross while also surfing the waves like a sailboat.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180517113802.htm

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