MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621022811 A) filed by Rajarambapu Institute Of Technology, Walwa, Maharashtra, on Feb. 26, for 'autonomous energy-smart agricultural rover for integrated disease diagnosis and precision treatment.'

Inventor(s) include Atharv Mahesh Mudse; Riddhi Anirudha Wagh; Tushar Kalias Jadhav; Sandhyarani Uttam Patil; Abhay Ajit Potdar; Prof. Shital A Lavate; Dr. Shailesh S. Shirguppikar; and Dr Sachin P. Jadhav.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Autonomous Energy-Smart Agricultural Rover for Integrated Disease Diagnosis and Precision Treatment This invention describes an autonomous energy-harvesting agricultural rover system is disclosed for precision crop management and sustainable disease control. The system is configured to perform integrated root-zone and canopy-level diagnostics to detect plant disease, nutrient imbalance, and abiotic stress at early stages. Diagnostic data are processed using artificial intelligence-based analytical models to classify conditions and determine severity. In response, the system dynamically formulates and administers localized micro-dosed treatments tailored to crop type, growth stage, environmental parameters, and diagnosed condition. Each diagnostic and treatment event is geo-tagged and logged to generate spatiotemporal disease maps and to enable predictive modeling of disease spread. Multiple rover units communicate through a decentralized mesh network to coordinate field coverage, share diagnostic intelligence, and prevent redundant interventions. A hybrid energy-harvesting and management architecture enables sustained off-grid autonomous operation. The disclosed system provides a scalable, resource-efficient, and environmentally responsible solution for early disease detection, targeted intervention, and data-driven agricultural management across diverse cropping environments."

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