MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611026222 A) filed by Gna University, Phagwara, Punjab, on March 5, for 'autonomous tree management and harvesting system.'
Inventor(s) include Harshdeep Threhan; Archna Devi; and Lalit Sharma.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An autonomous tree management and harvesting system, comprising a housing 101, a plurality of motorized omnidirectional wheels 102 to autonomously navigate between rows of trees over uneven agricultural terrain, a scissor-lift arrangement 103 to raise or lower the housing 101, a soil and base-condition monitoring unit to assess root-zone conditions and nutrient availability, a treatment storage and dispensing unit 105, to deliver treatment agents toward targeted regions of the tree, a fruit protection unit 106 to secure a collection bag around a fruit bunch to prevent fruit fall and damage, a motorized harvesting and pruning unit 107, to selectively harvest ripe fruits and remove diseased fruits or dried leaves, a harvested fruit transfer and storage unit 109, to receive and store the fruits in a hygienic manner, and a sealed waste management chamber 110 for storing removed diseased fruits and pruned plant matter."
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