MAGIC Series Context

Market context

MAGIC Series is Notch's software-defined metamaterial antenna family for directional RF links on drones, vehicles and fixed systems.

Target environment: Drones, ground vehicles, ground stations, fixed installations and wireless platforms with range or link-quality constraints.
Workflow context: Directional RF communications, beam steering, range extension, drone data links and radio integration without moving parts.
Customer context: Drone builders, defense integrators, robotics teams and wireless-platform operators needing stronger directional communications.
Deployment model: Launched component family with WIZARD and ELF configurations for different platform sizes.
Commercial maturity: Commercially launched product family with public configuration details and performance claims.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on frequency fit, radio compatibility, platform weight limits, integration effort and field link performance.
Market position: Software-defined antenna layer for robot and drone communications, separate from autonomy software or vehicle hardware.
Adjacent products: TrellisWare radio systems, Silvus links, Doodle Labs radios, conventional directional antennas

UAV makers

Directional RF communications, beam steering, range extension, drone data links and radio integration without moving parts.

Drones, ground vehicles, ground stations, fixed installations and wireless platforms with range or link-quality constraints.

Antenna Technology: Electronically reconfigurable metamaterial structures
Beam Steering: Shapes and steers RF energy electronically
Azimuth Coverage: 360 degrees azimuth coverage
Moving Parts: No moving parts
Radio Integration: Works with existing radios and standard RF interfaces
Current Configurations: MAGIC WIZARD for ground stations, vehicles and fixed installations; MAGIC ELF for smaller drone platforms
Range Improvement: More than 2x effective range improvement versus a standard omni antenna in WIZARD configuration
Commercial Status: Initial MAGIC configurations available now; broader ISM-band coverage planned

MAGIC WIZARD - Fit: Ground stations, vehicles and fixed installations - Weight: approximately 700 g - Power Draw: under 600 mW - Range Improvement: more than 2x versus standard omni antenna
MAGIC ELF - Fit: Smaller payload-constrained drone platforms - Weight: approximately 250 g - Power Draw: not publicly disclosed - Range Improvement: improved link performance without heavy RF upgrade