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Thirty-Eight Milligrams Carried a Landscape-Scale Track

Rotating high-gain transmitters and probabilistic inference reconstruct paths for receivers too small and power-limited for satellite navigation.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-08-29-011
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Summary

Rotating high-gain transmitters and probabilistic inference reconstruct paths for receivers too small and power-limited for satellite navigation.

The reported system tracked 38-milligram receivers over a scalable landscape using sparse signal-strength measurements, reaching about 15-meter accuracy below 180 microwatts and about 10 meters below 600 microwatts. A bee-return-flight demonstration grounds the method, though accuracy and range remain dependent on the tested landscape and radio setup.

Why it matters

Rotating high-gain transmitters and probabilistic inference reconstruct paths for receivers too small and power-limited for satellite navigation.

Limits and context

  • A bee-return-flight demonstration grounds the method, though accuracy and range remain dependent on the tested landscape and radio setup.

Key claims

  1. Rotating high-gain transmitters and probabilistic inference reconstruct paths for receivers too small and power-limited for satellite navigation.

    Qualification: A bee-return-flight demonstration grounds the method, though accuracy and range remain dependent on the tested landscape and radio setup.

    Evidence: source-2026-08-29-011

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2608.27152arXiv · primary research

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