How these Atlantic-crossing mini boats are combating the threat of Russian submarines

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Oshen's C-Star PC13, a 56 kg robot sailboat with a 1.3-metre hull, has become the first boat to finish the Microtransat Challenge's fully autonomous class, sailing from the Canary Islands to the far side of the Atlantic with no human input. We break down the engineering that lets…