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JANUARY 2021 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 103 9. JAE (Major device manufacturer in Japan) 12/16 Has commercialized a series of small size antenna "AN01" with a high radiation effi- ciency for 2.4 GHz, 5GHz and 920MHz bands of IoT equipment and automobile modules. 10. TDK (Major device supplier in Japan) 12/16 Has developed a new chip type noise con- trol filter, "MDF1005," for PoC (Power over Coaxial) of automobile applications. Size: 1.0 x 0.5mm. 11. NIMS (R&D organization in Japan) 12/16 Has developed a new heat-resistant vibration device built by GaN base MEMS process 5G device and automobiles. It works at 326°C. DESIGN007 Dominique K. Numakura is the managing director of DKN Research LLC. Contact haverhill@dknreseach.com for further information and news. To read past columns, click here. Today, Geek+ and Universal Logic respectively serves a broad customer range including Fortune 500 Companies and regional businesses. The collaboration will enable them to strengthen their industry leadership and provide clients with flexible, adaptable, and efficient operations that can meet challenges associated with high mix/high volume applications in manufacturing, wholesale, and retail. By combining the efficiency and speed of robots with human-like precision and flexibility, it will allow busi- nesses to realize stable and reliable supply chain opera- tions and meet the challenges of tomorrow. (Source: PRNewswire) Geek+, a global leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and warehouse automation, and Universal Logic, a world-leading pioneer of an AI/sensor/machine-control software "brain" for robots, announce the beginning of a new partnership. Together, the two technology leaders declare a joint commitment to support the manufacturing and logistics industry with a paradigm-shifting goods-to- robot solution, for automating supply chain operations and elevating industry 4.0. The partnership will give Universal Logic access to Geek+'s wide range of robotics hardware for intelligent sorting and picking. Built on autonomous mobile robot technology and AI-driven software, Geek+ will provide Universal Logic with the flexibility to automate the entire chain from dynamic inventory control to pick & pack, expanding from goods-to-man to goods-to-robot solu- tions. Correspondingly, Geek+ will have access to Neo- cortex, Universal Logic's AI platform featuring real-time and modular robot control for extended perception, direct grasping, and advanced robot guidance, enabling human-like flexible picking capabilities, to unleash the true potential of intelligent robotics for logistics. Universal Logic CEO, David Peters, states: "The Geek+ mobile robot platform, dovetails perfectly with Universal's dynamic robot control for picking and packing, providing our customers seamless automation capabilities, creat- ing an end-to-end solution to meet current and future supply chain needs." Geek+, Universal Logic Team Up to Explore Flexible Automation, Industry 4.0