MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611050887 A) filed by Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, on April 21, for 'a method and a system for smart self-driven delivery of food and medical supplies.'
Inventor(s) include Nikhil Rathi; Himanshu Kumar; Subhash Kumar; Vikas Kumar; Archit Kapil; Himanshu Mishra; and Monu Kumar.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a smart self-driven delivery robot for delivering food, medicines, and medical supplies within healthcare facilities. The system comprises a mobile robotic platform equipped with a plurality of sensors, a navigation and control module, a secure storage compartment, and a communication interface for coordination with hospital management systems. The robot is configured to autonomously navigate complex healthcare environments, perform real-time obstacle detection and route planning, and ensure safe and contactless delivery to designated locations such as patient rooms, wards, laboratories, and pharmacies. In certain embodiments, the storage compartment includes temperature-controlled functionality to maintain cold-chain integrity for sensitive items including vaccines and biological samples. The system further implements severity-based operational classification to dynamically respond to routine, advisory, or critical delivery conditions through rerouting, alert escalation, or assisted operation."
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