Voir http://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/microsoft-teste-un-planeur-autonome.N577493

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Microsoft researchers have created a system that uses artificial intelligence to keep a type of glider called a sailplane in the air without using a motor, by autonomously finding and catching rides on naturally occurring thermals, similar to how many birds stay aloft.