How AI Is Teaching Gliders to Soar

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Sep 20, 2018 12:17 AMNov 20, 2019 1:46 AM
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(Credit: Aerovista Luchtfotografie/Shutterstock) An adult albatross can spend days without ever touching the ground. Long wings that lock into place provide enormous amounts of lift. And a keen sense for thermals and air currents lets the birds soar with little energy expenditure. Sleeping, eating, drinking and bathing all take place on the wing, over the course of journeys that can span up to 10,000 miles.

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