MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133787 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 30, 2025, for 'system for autonomous collection of floating waste in confined water bodies.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. L. Jerart Julus; Dr. G. Mohanraj; Madhavan S. R; and Sujitha V.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an autonomous trash collector bot system (100) configured for operation on a water surface for collection of floating waste in confined water bodies. The system (100) comprises an image acquisition unit configured to capture real-time visual frames of the surrounding water surface, an artificial intelligence-based object detection module operatively coupled to the image acquisition unit for identifying floating waste and determining spatial position, and a control unit configured to generate navigation commands based on the detected position. A motor control unit is operatively coupled to propulsion and steering components to execute the navigation commands. The system (100) further comprises a mechanical waste collection mechanism configured to capture floating waste upon proximity-based engagement. The system (100) is configured to operate in an autonomous mode based on continuous visual detection and navigation and in a manual control mode via a wireless interface. The invention provides an integrated, technically adaptive system architecture for autonomous floating waste collection in confined aquatic environments."
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