@itnewsbot I've read about that before. What a supremely silly idea. It "supposedly" works great, but has only been tested in the simulator. Why introduce so many new points of failure? This can't be simpler, better, safer or even cheaper than just adding some functions to the existing avionics: look at the latest Garmin products, they even include an "autoland" button, which will automatically land the plane at the nearest suitable airport. Without a silly robot.
This is just a stunt to raise research money.
As a side note, I still can't figure out why people thought "Airplane!" was a good movie. I hated it; just a string of the silliest lowest-effort jokes. Funny perhaps as party skits, but only once.
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