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MAGIC Series

About

About MAGIC Series

MAGIC is Notch Technologies’ first deployable family of software-defined metamaterial radio-frequency systems. The architecture combines engineered materials, embedded control and electronic beam adaptation to shape the antenna response without relying on a conventional mechanically steered dish.

The platform is intended for drones, robots, vehicles and other size-, weight- and power-constrained systems that must maintain communications or sensing performance while moving. Software control allows the radio-frequency behaviour to be reconfigured around changing orientation, interference and mission requirements. MAGIC remains an early product family moving from development into application-specific integration programmes.

Timeline

  • Notch launches MAGIC software-defined metamaterial antennas for drones, vehicles and ground stations

    2026-05-18 - Product Launch - Electronic beam steering covers 360 degrees in azimuth using reconfigurable metamaterial structures. MAGIC WIZARD targets vehicles and ground stations; the lighter MAGIC ELF targets smaller UAVs. The systems use existing radios and standard RF interfaces.

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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