MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641050542 A) filed by Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on April 21, for 'bio inspired turtle shell robot for waste collection (Remote Controlled).'
Inventor(s) include Dr. K. Thavasilingam; Balaganesh R; Ramanathan N; and Jayawanth Jishnu V.
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: "A bio inspired trash collecting robot with a housing structure of a protective turtle shell (103) is presented. The robot implements a distributed control system composed of ESP32 wireless module for remote operation. Locomotion is enabled by BO motors (201) driven by an L298N controller and mecanum wheels (300) allowing for omnidirectional movements. The servo actuated robotic arm which includes MG90, MG996R and SG90 servos is managed using the ESP32 to execute 0-90 pickup motions for collecting debris. Waste segregation is enabled by dual 3D printed bins (200). With power supplied by a 3.7 V 4500 mAh lithium-ion battery (304), the system represents an energy efficient terrain adaptive and environmentally robust solution for both urban and industrial garbage collection. The geometry of the turtle shell provides stability and protection to the electronic components of the platform while the functional efficiency is inspired by the resilience of living turtles."
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