Yes, but it physically can flap to fly, and it physically can glide. Making it do so alternately is just a matter of software. Not that I'm underestimating the

Yes, but it physically can flap to fly, and it physically can glide. Making it do so alternately is just a matter of software. Not that I'm underestimating the difficulty of bird-control software (especially in wind), but I think the most difficult part of this invention is the physical mechanism and getting it to fly at all.